Remote Viewership of International Sporting Events and Crime: Evidence From Jamaica
Aubrey M. Stewart,
Nicholas A. Wright
Abstract:This article examines the effect of televised international sporting events (e.g., FIFA World Cup or Summer Olympics) on crime in Jamaica. We use a fixed effects model that compares, within each police division, the level of crime that occurs during these international sporting events to the rate of crime on similar days when these events are not occurring. We found that on days when the FIFA World Cup matches are held, there is a reduction in the number of murders (23.3%), shootings (20%), break-ins (19.4%), … Show more
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