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dc.titleHow Potential Offenders and Victims Interact: A Case-Study from a Public Transportation Reform
dc.contributor.authorDomínguez, Patricio
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageChile
dc.date.available2020-04-21T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2020-04-21T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper models crime rates as a function of the interaction between potential offenders and victims. In particular, the paper studies robbery of bus drivers, a crime that remains common in cities throughout the world. Exploiting the timing of a significant reform introduced in Chile in the public transportation sector and detailed administrative data on crime incidents, the paper shows how victims' propensity to resist an attack can alter the level and nature of criminal activity. The paper also finds a large decline in crime after the implementation of a technological innovation that eliminated cash transactions on buses. The results suggest a strong relationship between victims incentives, cash presence, and crime.
dc.format.extent70
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002308
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/How-Potential-Offenders-and-Victims-Interact-A-Case-Study-from-a-Public-Transportation-Reform.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectCrime and Violence
dc.subjectPublic Transport
dc.subjectVictim of Violence
dc.subjectCrime Rate
dc.subjectOffender
dc.subjectCriminal Activity
dc.subject.jelcodeR41 - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion • Travel Time • Safety and Accidents • Transportation Noise
dc.subject.jelcodeK42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
dc.subject.keywordsPublic Transportation;Economics of crime;Victims;Cash
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01108
idb.operationRG-E1504
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