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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-05-01
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Series: | Crime Science |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40163-020-00117-6 |