Crime and coronavirus: social distancing, lockdown, and the mobility elasticity of crime
Crime and coronavirus: social distancing, lockdown, and the mobility elasticity of crime
Governments around the world restricted movement of people, using social distancing and lockdowns, to help stem the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We examine crime effects for one UK police force area in comparison to 5-year averages. There is variation in the onset of change by crime type, some declining from …