RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Crime and Mental Well-Being
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 110
OP 140
DO 10.3368/jhr.49.1.110
VO 49
IS 1
A1 Cornaglia, Francesca
A1 Feldman, Naomi E.
A1 Leigh, Andrew
YR 2014
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/49/1/110.abstract
AB We provide empirical evidence of crime’s impact on the mental well-being of both victims and nonvictims. We differentiate between the direct impact to victims and the indirect impact to society due to the fear of crime. The results show a decrease in mental well-being after violent crime victimization and that the violent crime rate has a negative impact on mental well-being of nonvictims. Property crime victimization and property crime rates show no such comparable impact. Finally, we estimate that society-wide impact of increasing the crime rate by one victim is about 80 times more than the direct impact on the victim.