Examining the immediate effects of COVID-19 on residential and commercial burglaries in Michigan: An interrupted time-series analysis.

ABSTRACT: Research assessing the relationship between COVID-19 lockdown restrictions and crime is growing. Attention to the nuances of burglary and intra-state variation in lockdown restrictions has received less attention. The current study contributes to this ongoing body of research by investigating the relationship between COVID-19 lockdown restrictions and burglary across four cities in Michigan. We use an interrupted time-series design to analyze weekly counts of residential and non-residential burglary from 2018 to 2020 in four Michigan cities: Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Lansing. Findings demonstrate that the relationship between the lockdown and weekly counts of burglary vary by the type of burglary and the city being analyzed. Residential burglaries in half of the sampled cities

SUBMITTER: Carter TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9754902 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature