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Does regulation of built-in security reduce crime? Evidence from a natural experiment

van Ours,J.C.
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Vollaard,B.A.
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We provide evidence that large-scale government intervention in the use of self-protective measures lowers crime. Since 1999, all new-built homes in the Netherlands have to have burglary-proof windows and doors. We find the regulatory change to have reduced burglary in new-built homes from 1.1 to 0.8% annually, a reduction of 26%. Even though the regulation of built-in security does not target preventative measures at homes that are most at risk, the social benefits of the regulation are likely to exceed the social costs.
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Appeared earlier as CentER DP 2010-45
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2011
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van Ours, J C & Vollaard, B A 2011, 'Does regulation of built-in security reduce crime? Evidence from a natural experiment', Economic Journal, vol. 121, no. 552, pp. 485-504. < http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-0297.2011.02429.x/abstract >
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14602/53937
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