Dharmapala, Dhammika; Huq, Aziz Z. - 2024 - Revised version: July 2024
considerably across jurisdictions. This paper addresses the ensuing “missing data” problem by imputing unreported hate crimes using … crime rates, out-of-sample, to non-benchmark jurisdictions that do not robustly report hate crimes. The results imply a … substantial number of unreported hate crimes, concentrated in particular jurisdictions. It also illustrates how internet search …