Understanding interpersonal violence: the impact of temperatures in Mexico

Fidel Gonzalez Francois Cohen
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Francois Cohen and Fidel Gonzalez

No 291, GRI Working Papers from Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

Abstract: We estimate the effect of temperature on criminality in Mexico and question conventional wisdom that high temperatures impact human psychology. Using high-frequency data, we find a linear effect of temperatures on criminality, inconsistent with the belief that only high temperatures cause disturbances. A significant share of weather-related crimes can be explained by higher alcohol consumption (9%) and changes in time allocation during weekends (17%). Also 28% of weather related crimes are committed at night, and temperatures are mild, and a third is driven by short term displacements, causing no additional victims.

Date: 2018-01
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