The Evolution of Citizen Security in Colombia in Times of COVID-19

This technical note examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on crime and law enforcement dynamics in Colombia. The analysis uses administrative data on police reports and arrests for different types of offenses. It applies a “difference-in-differences” model, comparing the number of reports and...

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Autores:
Alvarado, Nathalie
Norza, Ervyn
Perez-Vincent, Santiago M.
Tobón Zapata, Santiago
Vanegas-Arias, Martín
Tipo de recurso:
Fecha de publicación:
2021
Institución:
Universidad EAFIT
Repositorio:
Repositorio EAFIT
Idioma:
eng
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oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/30455
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10784/30455
Palabra clave:
public safety
crime
Colombia
COVID-19
quarantine
police action
Rights
License
Acceso abierto
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spelling Medellín de: Lat: 06 15 00 N degrees minutes Lat: 6.2500 decimal degrees Long: 075 36 00 W degrees minutes Long: -75.6000 decimal degrees2021-10-21T14:52:33Z2021-10-202021-10-21T14:52:33Zhttp://hdl.handle.net/10784/30455J18K42This technical note examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on crime and law enforcement dynamics in Colombia. The analysis uses administrative data on police reports and arrests for different types of offenses. It applies a “difference-in-differences” model, comparing the number of reports and arrests during the quarantine against their pre-quarantine trend. The results show a marked decline in homicides, motor vehicle theft, and other theft types in the initial weeks of the quarantine. The strong initial declines attenuated over time. The results reveal differences in crime dynamics between different regions of the country. The analysis also shows how COVID-19 modified police activity: arrests for offenses such as homicide and robbery decreased, and arrests due to threats to public health increased. This article contributes to a growing number of studies on the pandemic’s social impact and provides data and tools to inform citizen security and criminal justice policies.engEAFIT University - Inter-American Development BankEscuela de Economía y FinanzasThe Evolution of Citizen Security in Colombia in Times of COVID-19workingPaperinfo:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaperDocumento de trabajo de investigacióndrafthttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_b1a7d7d4d402bccehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_8042Acceso abiertohttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2public safetycrimeColombiaCOVID-19quarantinepolice actionAlvarado, NathalieNorza, ErvynPerez-Vincent, Santiago M.Tobón Zapata, SantiagoVanegas-Arias, MartínInter-American Development BankNational Police of ColombiaInter-American Development BankEAFIT UniversityEAFIT UniversityLICENSElicense.txtlicense.txttext/plain; charset=utf-82556https://repository.eafit.edu.co/bitstreams/a9b1388e-d662-46ee-9b57-72c2c431b484/download76025f86b095439b7ac65b367055d40cMD51ORIGINALWP-2021-09-Santiago Tobon.pdfWP-2021-09-Santiago Tobon.pdfapplication/pdf4011605https://repository.eafit.edu.co/bitstreams/ece8bc3c-93d3-4970-a7ee-7ec2f7a2b96c/downloadaa3b701f6368942ca70f553a2588e662MD5210784/30455oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/304552024-03-05 14:06:14.113open.accesshttps://repository.eafit.edu.coRepositorio Institucional Universidad EAFITrepositorio@eafit.edu.co
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title The Evolution of Citizen Security in Colombia in Times of COVID-19
spellingShingle The Evolution of Citizen Security in Colombia in Times of COVID-19
public safety
crime
Colombia
COVID-19
quarantine
police action
title_short The Evolution of Citizen Security in Colombia in Times of COVID-19
title_full The Evolution of Citizen Security in Colombia in Times of COVID-19
title_fullStr The Evolution of Citizen Security in Colombia in Times of COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed The Evolution of Citizen Security in Colombia in Times of COVID-19
title_sort The Evolution of Citizen Security in Colombia in Times of COVID-19
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Alvarado, Nathalie
Norza, Ervyn
Perez-Vincent, Santiago M.
Tobón Zapata, Santiago
Vanegas-Arias, Martín
dc.contributor.author.none.fl_str_mv Alvarado, Nathalie
Norza, Ervyn
Perez-Vincent, Santiago M.
Tobón Zapata, Santiago
Vanegas-Arias, Martín
dc.contributor.affiliation.spa.fl_str_mv Inter-American Development Bank
National Police of Colombia
Inter-American Development Bank
EAFIT University
EAFIT University
dc.subject.keyword.spa.fl_str_mv public safety
crime
Colombia
COVID-19
quarantine
police action
topic public safety
crime
Colombia
COVID-19
quarantine
police action
description This technical note examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on crime and law enforcement dynamics in Colombia. The analysis uses administrative data on police reports and arrests for different types of offenses. It applies a “difference-in-differences” model, comparing the number of reports and arrests during the quarantine against their pre-quarantine trend. The results show a marked decline in homicides, motor vehicle theft, and other theft types in the initial weeks of the quarantine. The strong initial declines attenuated over time. The results reveal differences in crime dynamics between different regions of the country. The analysis also shows how COVID-19 modified police activity: arrests for offenses such as homicide and robbery decreased, and arrests due to threats to public health increased. This article contributes to a growing number of studies on the pandemic’s social impact and provides data and tools to inform citizen security and criminal justice policies.
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