eprintid: 10134561
rev_number: 17
eprint_status: archive
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datestamp: 2022-02-18 16:00:43
lastmod: 2022-02-18 16:00:43
status_changed: 2022-02-18 16:00:43
type: working_paper
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Gray, C
creators_name: Hansen, K
title: Did the first Covid-19 national lockdown lead to an increase in domestic abuse in London?
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B16
divisions: B14
divisions: J81
keywords: Lockdown, domestic abuse, victimisation, London
abstract: On March 23rd 2020, the UK, following close behind a number of other countries went into its first national lockdown in a bid to stop the spread of Covid-19. Boris Johnson told people to stay at home and save lives. But what happens when home isn’t safe? This paper uses data from the Metropolitan Police to examine the impact of the first lockdown on domestic abuse in the 32 boroughs of the London Metropolitan area. Using a before and after approach, and controlling for other factors, we show that domestic abuse crimes rose during lockdown. We find this increase is greater for some crimes and populations than others and is consistent across the whole lockdown period. Once lockdown restrictions are eased, rates decline but remain slightly higher than prior to lockdown up to 3 months later.
date: 2021-09-01
date_type: published
publisher: UCL Social Research Institute
official_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:qss:dqsswp:2127
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1887936
lyricists_name: Hansen, Kirstine
lyricists_id: KAHAN46
actors_name: Hansen, Kirstine
actors_id: KAHAN46
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
series: Quantitative Social Science Working Paper
number: 21-27
place_of_pub: London, UK
pagerange: 1-40
pages: 40
citation:        Gray, C;    Hansen, K;      (2021)    Did the first Covid-19 national lockdown lead to an increase in domestic abuse in London?                    (Quantitative Social Science Working Paper  21-27). UCL Social Research Institute: London, UK.       Green open access   
 
document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10134561/1/qsswp2127.pdf