Did the association between alcohol outlet density and crime change during COVID shelter‐in‐place orders?
Sharon E. O'Hara,
Mallie J. Paschall,
Joel W. Grube
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionWe investigated whether greater concentrations of on‐ and off‐sale alcohol outlets were associated with crime and whether this association was moderated by COVID‐19 shelter‐in‐place orders (SIP) that restricted on‐premises consumption of alcohol.MethodsCrimes (2019–2020) and addresses of licenced alcohol outlets in a medium‐sized California city were geocoded within census block groups (N = 61). On‐ and off‐sale alcohol outlet density was calculated as licenced outlets/2.59 km2 (1 square mile). Mul… Show more
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