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Remote Viewership of International Sporting Events and Crime: Evidence From Jamaica

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  • Aubrey M. Stewart
  • Nicholas A. Wright

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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%), and robberies (11.7%), relative to the average number of each incident. We found no evidence of crime displacement, as these crimes also reduced during nonmatch periods during the FIFA World Cup. On the other hand, our results suggest that the international events that are less popular in Jamaica (the World Athletics Championship, the Summer Olympics, and the Winter Olympics) had a minimal impact on crime.

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  • Aubrey M. Stewart & Nicholas A. Wright, 2024. "Remote Viewership of International Sporting Events and Crime: Evidence From Jamaica," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 25(5), pages 610-633, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jospec:v:25:y:2024:i:5:p:610-633
    DOI: 10.1177/15270025241240393
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