Arbeitspapier
The effect of local area crime on mental health
This paper analyses the effect of local crime rates on the mental well-being of residents. Our identification strategy addresses the problem of sorting, and endogenous moving behaviour. We find that crime causes considerable mental distress of residents, and that these effects are mainly driven by property crime. However, individuals react also to violent crime, in particular in areas individuals may be exposed to when following their daily routines, such as travel to work. Local crime creates more distress for females, and is mainly related to depression and anxiety. The impact on mental well-being is large: We find that the increase in mental distress following a one standard deviation increase in local crime is about 2-4 times as large as that caused by a one standard deviation decrease in local employment, and about one seventh of the effect experienced in the direct aftermath of the London Bombings of July 7th, 2005.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Working Paper ; No. 712
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
- Thema
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Neighbourhood effects
Mental wellbeing
Fear of crime
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Dustmann, Christian
Fasani, Francesco
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance
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London
- (wann)
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2013
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Dustmann, Christian
- Fasani, Francesco
- Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance
Entstanden
- 2013
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