Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This paper analyzes the impact of immigration on robbery and burglary rates while differentiating between European Union (EU) countries with relatively large and small immigration rates using a dynamic panel data model.Notably, robbery (i.e., "stealing from someone by using physical force, weapon or threat") differs from burglary (i.e., "breaking, entering and stealing from homes, summerhouses, hotel rooms, cabins") in its use of force (Eurostat, 2022, https:// ec. europa. eu/ euros tat/ stati stics-expla ined).Several crime studies considered immigration, but only as an additional covariate in their models.They found mixed outcomes of positive correlations (Alonso-Borrego et al., American Law and Economics Review, 2012; Solivetti, Quality and Quantity, 2018), negative correlations or no associations (Ozden et al., The World Bank Economic Review, 2019; Leiva et al., World Development, 2020).Papadopoulos (IZA Journal of Migration, 2014, p. 6) noted that while having few employment opportunities may motivate immigrants to commit property crimes, which he defined as "thefts and attempted vehicle thefts, thefts and attempted thefts of parts from inside or outside vehicles, robberies, burglaries, thefts [from]
Authors: Alexi Thompson, James J. Jozefowicz
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,890
OpenAlex ID: W4402820005