Initial evidence on the relationship between the coronavirus pandemic and crime in the United States

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic led to substantial changes in the daily activities of millions of Americans, with many businesses and schools closed, public events cancelled and states introducing stay-at-home orders. This article used police-recorded open crime data to understand how the frequency o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matthew P. J. Ashby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Crime Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40163-020-00117-6