How much should we trust crime statistics? A comparison between EU and US

被引:11
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作者
Buonanno, Paolo [1 ]
Drago, Francesco [2 ,3 ]
Galbiati, Roberto [4 ,5 ]
Vertova, Pietro [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
[2] Univ Messina, CEPR, Messina, Italy
[3] Univ Messina, CSEF, Messina, Italy
[4] CNRS, Paris, France
[5] Sci Po, Paris, France
关键词
Crime statistics; Criminal behavior; GUN OWNERSHIP;
D O I
10.1007/s10657-017-9555-6
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We discuss measurement issues in crime rates in a cross-country comparative perspective. We show that while homicide and general crime rates follow quite similar patterns in the US this is not always the case in Europe. We provide an explanation of the observed patterns based on the use of fire harms.
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页码:343 / 357
页数:15
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