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Crime and COVID-19: effect of changes in routine activities in Mexico City

Estevez-Soto, P; (2021) Crime and COVID-19: effect of changes in routine activities in Mexico City. Crime Science , 10 , Article 15. 10.1186/s40163-021-00151-y. Green open access

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Abstract

Background This study aimed to determine whether crime patterns in Mexico City changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to test whether any changes observed were associated with the disruption of routine activities, as measured by changes in public transport passenger numbers. Method The first objective was assessed by comparing the observed incidence of crime after the COVID-19 pandemic was detected in the country with that expected based on ARIMA forecasts based on the pre-pandemic trends. The second objective was assessed by examining the association between crime incidence and the number of passengers on public transport using regressions with ARIMA errors. Results Results indicated that most crime categories decreased significantly after the pandemic was detected in the country or after a national lockdown was instituted. Furthermore, the study found that some of the declines observed were associated with the reductions seen in public transport passenger numbers. However, the findings suggested that the changes in mobility explain part of the declines observed, with important variations per crime type. Conclusion The findings contribute to the global evaluation of the effects of COVID-19 on crime and propose a robust method to explicitly test whether the changes observed are associated with changes in routine activities.

Type: Article
Title: Crime and COVID-19: effect of changes in routine activities in Mexico City
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1186/s40163-021-00151-y
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40163-021-00151-y
Language: English
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Keywords: COVID-19, Crime incidence, ARIMA, Mexico City
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Security and Crime Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10130495
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