Immigration, Crime, and Crime (Mis)perceptions

Nicolás Ajzenman, Patricio Dominguez, Raimundo Undurraga

Police Cars in the Night

• Crime

October 1, 2023

This paper studies the effects of immigration on crime and crime perceptions in Chile, where the foreign-born population tripled in less than ten years. We document null effects of immigration on crime but positive and significant effects on crime-related concerns and on preventive behavioral responses, such as investing in home security. We explore several channels and provide suggestive evidence related to low- versus high-education immigrants, ethnicity-related intergroup threats, and the role of local media.

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APA Citation

MIGRA, N. (2024). MIGRA Repository (Version 2.0.4) [Computer software].

BibTeX Citation

@software{MIGRA_Repositorio_MIGRA_2024,
  author = {MIGRA, NÚCLEO},
  month = may,
  title = {MIGRA Repository},
  version = {2.0.4},
  year = {2024}
}