Working Paper
The Effect of Surveillance Cameras on Crime: Evidence from the Stockholm Subway
Mikael Priks
CESifo, Munich, 2009
CESifo Working Paper No. 2905
CESifo, Munich, 2009
CESifo Working Paper No. 2905
This paper studies the effect of surveillance cameras on crime in the Stockholm subway. Beginning in 2006, surveillance cameras were installed in the subway stations at different points in time. Difference-in-difference analysis reveals that the introduction of the cameras reduced crime by approximately 20 percent in busy stations. I also show that some of the crimes were displaced to the surrounding area.
CESifo Category
Public Finance
Public Finance
Keywords: surveillance cameras, crime, natural experiments
JEL Classification: J010,K400