The effect of a ban on late-night off-premise alcohol sales on violent crime: Evidence from Germany

Florian Baumann, Achim Buchwald, Tim Friehe, Hanna Hottenrott and Mario Mechtel

International Review of Law and Economics, 2019, vol. 60, issue C

Abstract: The question whether alcohol consumption affects violent crime is a crucial one, and may lead to a demand for alcohol availability regulation. In this study, we explore the effects of a state-level ban on late-night off-premise alcohol sales on recorded violent crime incidents. We study the ban that was in effect from 2010 to 2017 in the German state Baden-Württemberg. The results show that that the policy reduced both late-night simple assault and aggravated assault, but had no significant effect on late-night rape or robbery.

Keywords: Crime; Alcohol; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H23 K42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2019.105850

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