We provide first evidence that temporal variations in the expected returns to crime affect the location of property … crime. Our identification strategy relies on the widely-held perception in the UK that households of South Asian descent … neighbourhood-level panel on reported crime and difference-in-differences, we find that burglaries in South Asian neighbourhoods are …

We analyze the consequences of illegally residing in a country on the likelihood of reporting a crime to the police and …, as a consequence, on the likelihood to become victims of a crime. We use an immigration amnesty to address two issues …, crime victims of Hispanic origin in cities with a large proportion of illegal Hispanics become considerably more likely to …