MPI-CSL
Project title

The Consequences of the Covid-19 Pandemic for Crime in Southwest Germany

ID

COVID-19-KRIM

DOI 10.57801/17fr-za05 Findable
Resource type Dataset / administrative
Citation Oberwittler, D., Wössner, G., Gehringer, N., & Hasitzka, C. (2021). The Consequences of the Covid-19 Pandemic for Crime in Southwest Germany [Data set]. Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law. https://doi.org/10.57801/17FR-ZA05
Website https://csl.mpg.de/en/projects/covid-19-krim
Timeframe 2021 – ongoing
Organization Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law (MPI-CSL) ROR ID Independent Research Group Space, Contexts, and Crime
People
  • Oberwittler, Dietrich Email PuRE ORCID GND-ID Principal Investigator Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law
  • Wössner, Gunda Email PuRE GND-ID Principal Investigator Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law
  • Gehringer, Natalie Email Doctoral Researcher Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law
  • Hasitzka, Carina Email Doctoral Researcher Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law
Abstract

The project investigates the short- and medium-term effects of the Covid-19-Pandemic on crime in Baden-Würt­tem­berg (southwest Germany) during 2019 to 2021, based on recorded crime data, mobility data and various so­cio-economic and geographic data, and employing spatio-temporal modeling. A special module focusses on do­mes­tic violence against partners and children and the hurdles facing these vulnerable victims when seeking ade­quate help and support during Pandemic times. The findings hopefully will support the work of police and victim support agencies by developing innovative analytical and visual tools and by drawing recommendations for the improvement of support strategies.
Keywords COVID-19 Pandemic crime criminology domestic violence intimate partner violence mobility routine activities spatial criminology spatio-temporal models urban sociology