Crime and Gender Segregation
The city of Bogota implemented a lockdown during the pandemic under which only men were allowed out on odd days and only women were allowed out on even days. Crime rates in Bogota increased, relative to a synthetic Bogota and relative to the pre-period, during this gender-based lockdown. Moreover, this increase is driven by more crime on men-only days and, more specifically, more robberies with male victims on men-only days. There is no evidence that higher crime rates on men-only days are offset by lower crime rates on women only days. In fact, there is evidence of some increases in crimes with female victims on women-only days. There was an increase in robberies involving female victims on women-only days during the second half of the lockdown, when some restrictions were eased and more men, and thus more potential perpetrators, were on the streets. Overall, the gender-based lockdown, if anything, increased crime.
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| Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
2024-01-08
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| Subjects: | COVID-19, GENDER, LOCKDOWN, CRIME, COLOMBIA, GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, SDG 3, GENDER EQUALITY, SDG 5, PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS, SDG 16, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099117008012426372/IDU1c674c3811d4aa142321b1ca1693dbfbd87ea https://hdl.handle.net/10986/42003 |
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| Summary: | The city of Bogota implemented a
lockdown during the pandemic under which only men were
allowed out on odd days and only women were allowed out on
even days. Crime rates in Bogota increased, relative to a
synthetic Bogota and relative to the pre-period, during this
gender-based lockdown. Moreover, this increase is driven by
more crime on men-only days and, more specifically, more
robberies with male victims on men-only days. There is no
evidence that higher crime rates on men-only days are offset
by lower crime rates on women only days. In fact, there is
evidence of some increases in crimes with female victims on
women-only days. There was an increase in robberies
involving female victims on women-only days during the
second half of the lockdown, when some restrictions were
eased and more men, and thus more potential perpetrators,
were on the streets. Overall, the gender-based lockdown, if
anything, increased crime. |
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