Crime in the era of COVID‐19: Evidence from England
研究英格兰全国和地区封锁对犯罪记录的影响，发现全国封锁显著改变犯罪形态，首次全国封锁影响最大，警方行动是解释犯罪变化的关键因素，封锁使犯罪经济成本减少42亿英镑。
Abstract This paper examines the effects of COVID‐19‐induced lockdowns on recorded crime in England. The enforcement of lockdowns at both the national and local levels allows unveiling the impact on criminal activities by type of shutdown policy. Using official crime data across the universe of local authorities, we find that unlike local lockdowns national lockdowns significantly change the shape of recorded criminal activity, with the first nationally‐imposed lockdown having the strongest impact. Findings also reveal that police operations play a prominent role in explaining changes in reported crimes. Back‐of‐the‐envelope calculations suggest that lockdowns reduced the economic costs of crime by £4.2 billion.