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THE EFFECTS OF WEATHER ON CRIME RATES IN MALAYSIA
International Journal of Business and Society
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THE EFFECTS OF WEATHER ON CRIME RATES IN MALAYSIA
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Habibullah, Muzafar Shah
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This study estimates the effects of temperature and rainfall on the prevalence of criminal activity in Malaysia. The analysis is based on annual data for the period 1973-2009, on temperature, rainfall and crime rates – total crime, violent and property crime. By using the generalized one-step error-correction model, we examine the short-run and long-run dynamics between crime rates with varying temperatures and rainfall in Malaysia. Our results suggest that there is long-run relationship between total crime and property crimes with weather in Malaysia. The long-run coefficients indicate a positive impact of temperature (hot weather) on criminal activity. Our results imply that the law enforcement would have a better understanding of how the weather affects crime and a chance for the authorities to better prepare their departments during weather conditions that influence certain criminal activities.Keywords: Crime; Temperature; Rainfall; Generalized error-correction model; Malaysia.
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Faculty of Economics and Business, UNIMAS
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2017-11-17
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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application/pdf
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http://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/IJBS/article/view/482
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International Journal of Business and Society; Vol 18 No 2 (2017): International Journal of Business and Society
1511-6670 |
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eng
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http://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/IJBS/article/view/482/422
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| Rights |
Copyright (c) 2017 International Journal of Business and Society
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