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来源

URBAN AFFAIRS REVIEW,Vol.55,Issue1,P.3-40

语言

英文

关键字

sanctuary cities; Latino politics; immigration; UNITED-STATES; VIOLENT CRIME; ENFORCEMENT; FEDERALISM; POLICE; RATES; AGE

作者单位

[O'Brien, Benjamin Gonzalez] Highline Coll, Polit Sci, Des Moines, WA USA. [Collingwood, Loren] Univ Calif Riverside, Polit Sci, Riverside, CA 92521 USA. [El-Khatib, Stephen Omar] Univ Calif Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521 USA. O'Brien, BG (reprint author), Highline Coll, 2400 S 240th St,Bldg 11, Des Moines, WA 98198 USA. E-Mail: bgonzalez@highline.edu

摘要

This article assesses the claim that sanctuary cities-defined as cities that expressly forbid city officials or police departments from inquiring into an individual's immigration status-are associated with post hoc increases in crime. We employ a causal inference matching strategy to compare similarly situated cities where key variables are the same across the cities except the sanctuary status of the city. We find no statistically discernible difference in violent crime, rape, or property crime rates across the cities. Our findings provide evidence that sanctuary policies have no effect on crime rates, despite narratives to the contrary. The potential benefits of sanctuary cities, such as better incorporation of the undocumented community and cooperation with police, thus have little cost for the cities in question in terms of crime.