Abstract
Abstract
This study explores the impact of police use of force on civilian interactions with the police, focussing on neighbourhoods with different ethnic compositions across London. Analysing the effects of three notable police-induced civilian fatalities as well as monthly fluctuations in the Metropolitan Police Service’s use of force, I find a decrease in reported crime and the proportion of crime without a suspect in Black neighbourhoods. These patterns suggest avoidance of police engagement, especially for crimes less likely to be solved. Individual survey data suggests no changes in victimization probabilities for any ethnic group, suggesting that estimates are due to reporting behaviour.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Reference53 articles.
1. ‘Sampling-Based versus Design-Based Uncertainty in Regression Analysis’;Abadie;Econometrica,2020
2. ‘When Should You Adjust Standard Errors for Clustering?’;Quarterly Journal of Economics,2023
3. ‘Police Suspicion and Discretionary Decision Making During Citizen Stops’;Alpert;Criminology,2005
4. ‘The Effects of Police Violence on Inner-City Students’;Ang;Quarterly Journal of Economics,2021
5. ‘Community Engagement with Law Enforcement After High-Profile Acts of Police Violence’;Ang;Forthcoming: American Economic Review: Insights,2023