Kirchmaier, Thomas 
ORCID: 0000-0002-8938-2206, Langella, Monica ORCID: 0000-0001-7711-416X and Manning, Alan ORCID: 0000-0002-7884-3580
(2021)
Commuting for crime.
CEP Discussion Papers (1747).
Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, London, UK.
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Abstract
People care about crime, with the spatial distribution of both actual and perceived crime affecting the amenities from living in different areas and residential decisions. The literature finds that crime tends to happen close to the offender’s residence but does not clearly establish whether this is because the location of likely offenders and crime opportunities are close to each other or whether there is a high commuting cost for criminals. We use a rich administrative dataset from one of the biggest UK police forces to disentangle these two hypotheses, providing an estimate of the cost of distance and how local socio-economic characteristics affect both crimes that are committed and the offenders’ location. We find that the cost of distance is very high and has a great deterrence effect. We also propose a procedure for controlling for the selection bias induced by the fact that offenders’ location is only known when they are caught.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | https://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publications/discussion... |
| Additional Information: | © 2021 The Authors |
| Divisions: | Centre for Economic Performance Economics |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government |
| JEL classification: | K - Law and Economics > K4 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior > K42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2022 12:24 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Oct 2024 03:19 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/114412 |
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