ArticleJournal of criminal justice
Nightlife activity and crime: The impact of COVID-19 related nightlife restrictions on violent crime.
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- What drove changes in alcohol sales during the COVID-19 pandemic in Czechia? An interrupted time series analyses.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Article
- Did the association between alcohol outlet density and crime change during COVID shelter-in-place orders?Drug and alcohol review · 2024Article
- The impact of COVID-19 and associated public health restrictions on trends in police-recorded violence in an English police force area.BMC public health · 2023Article
- How the COVID-19 pandemic hit crime in Barcelona: Analysis of variation in crime trends.European journal of criminology · 2023Article
- The Impact of Urban Facilities on Crime during the Pre- and Pandemic Periods: A Practical Study in Beijing.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Analyzing the Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Violent Crime.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe present study examines how varying levels of restrictions on the nightlife economy have impacted violent crime during the COVID-19 pandemic and the extent to which the crime preventive side-effects of restrictions are associated with the density of alcohol outlets.
methodsThe Data stems from geocoded locations of violent crimes combined with data on the density of on-premises alcohol outlets and the level of COVID-19 restrictions in Copenhagen, Denmark. We use a negative binomial count model with cluster robust standard error to assess the effect of the interaction between alcohol outlet density and COVID-related restriction levels on the nightlife economy on the frequency of violent crime.
resultsThe article reveals how both the level of restrictions on the nightlife economy and the density of alcohol outlets significantly impacted the frequency of violent crime. The regression analysis shows that the effect of restrictions on the nightlife economy depends on the concentration of on-premises alcohol outlets in the area. In areas with a high concentration of outlets, we observe a much higher reduction in crime as consequence of the COVID-19 related restrictions.
conclusionsThe results shows that a more restricted nightlife economy, including earlier closing times, could have a crime preventive effect, especially in areas with a high density of alcohol outlets.
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