Substance Abuse Treatment Centers and Local Crime

Samuel R. Bondurant (), Jason Lindo and Isaac D. Swensen ()
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Samuel R. Bondurant: Texas A&M University
Isaac D. Swensen: Montana State University

No 10208, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: In this paper we estimate the effects of expanding access to substance-abuse treatment on local crime. We do so using an identification strategy that leverages variation driven by substance-abuse-treatment facility openings and closings measured at the county level. The results indicate that substance-abuse-treatment facilities reduce both violent and financially motivated crimes in an area, and that the effects are particularly pronounced for relatively serious crimes. The effects on homicides are documented across three sources of homicide data.

Keywords: substance abuse treatment; crime; homicides (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 K14 K42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 pages
Date: 2016-09
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-hea, nep-law and nep-ure
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Published - published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2018, 104, 124 - 133

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Journal Article: Substance abuse treatment centers and local crime (2018)
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Working Paper: Substance Abuse Treatment Centers and Local Crime (2016)
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