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Title: The effect of immigration enforcement on crime reporting: Evidence from Dallas

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2022

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ISSN: 0094-1190

DOI: 10.1016/J.JUE.2021.103395

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Abstract: Mistrust between immigrants and the police may undermine law enforcement's ability to keep communities safe. This paper documents that immigration policies affect an individual's willingness to report crime. I analyze the 2015 Priority Enforcement Program, which focused immigration enforcement on individuals convicted of serious crimes and shifted resources away from immigration-related offenses. I use data from the Dallas Police Department that include a complainant's ethnicity to show that the number of violent and property crimes reported to the police by Hispanics increased by 4 percent after the introduction of PEP. These results suggest that reducing enforcement of individuals who do not pose a threat to public safety can potentially improve trust between immigrant communities and the police.

Url: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094119021000772

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Authors: Jácome, Elisa

Periodical (Full): Journal of Urban Economics

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Volume: 128

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS IHGIS

Topics: Crime and Deviance, Migration and Immigration

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