Immigration, Crime, and Crime (Mis)Perceptions

• DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4258034
• Publication Date: 2022-10-30T15:53:33Z
• Authors: Nicolás Ajzenman; Patricio Dominguez; Raimundo Undurraga
• Keywords: 330; ddc:330; justicia e instituciones sólidas; media; 05 social sciences; crime beliefs; justice and strong institutions; 16 Paz; K1; 16. Peace & justice; 300; O15; crime perception; 16 Peace; 8. Economic growth; 0502 economics and business; F22; Ciencias sociales; crime; immigration

This paper studies the effects of immigration on crime and perceptions in Chile, where foreign-born population tripled less than ten years. We document null but positive significant crime-related concerns preventive behavioral responses, such as investing home security. explore several channels provide suggestive evidence related to low versus high-education immigrants, ethnic-related intergroup threats, role local media.