The socioeconomic and demographic determinants of crime in Iran (a regional panel study)

authored by

Gholam Reza Keshavarz Haddad, Hamed Markazi Moghadam

Abstract

The raising trend both in violent and property crime are of major concern in Iran. Using a panel data modeling (province wide), the paper provides an econometrics assessment of the relationship between crime against properties and violent crimes as functions of deterrent, social, economic and demographic factors in Iran, in the framework of Becker-Ehrlich crime supply theory. The findings indicate that, although deterrence hypothesis is not confirmed for burglary and assault, it explains the variations of murders and threats. Economic factors play key role in burglary and threat explanation, but they do not affect willful murders, however, Literacy explains both murders and threats. Average of families' income is explored as a deterrent factor for crime against properties.

External Organisation(s)

Sharif University of Technology
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Type

Article

Journal

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volume

32

Pages

99-114

No. of pages

16

ISSN

0929-1261

Publication date

30.04.2010

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business and International Management, Economics and Econometrics, Law

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-010-9152-4 (Access: Closed)