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Patterns of crime during the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium

Wim Hardyns (UGent) , Janneke M. Schokkenbroek (UGent) , Evelyn Schapansky (UGent) , Ines Keygnaert (UGent) , Koen Ponnet (UGent) and Christophe Vandeviver (UGent)
(2022) Covid-19, society and crime in Europe. In Studies of Organized Crime 21. p.239-258
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In this chapter, we describe the development of the COVID-19 pandemic and its relation with different crime patterns in Belgium. Based on crime statistics, we examined the occurrence of various crime types in 2020 and made comparisons with previous years. Additionally, we paid extra attention to the case of domestic violence during the pandemic using data from secondary sources as well as from our own empirical survey studies. We found that whereas most crime types (e.g. theft, robbery, assault) occurred less in 2020 compared to previous years, with particularly low crime rates during periods of lockdown, this pattern was not found for cybercrime (which strongly increased), drug-related offences (which fluctuated), and domestic violence. For domestic violence, police statistics show relatively similar rates in 2020 compared to previous years, but findings from our own survey studies indicate that the pandemic and the governmental measures had a severe impact on its occurrence.
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Criminology, Social Justice, Health, Medicine and Society, Criminal Behavior

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Hardyns, Wim, et al. “Patterns of Crime during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Belgium.” Covid-19, Society and Crime in Europe, edited by Dina Siegel et al., vol. 21, Springer, 2022, pp. 239–58, doi:10.1007/978-3-031-13562-0_13.
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Hardyns, W., Schokkenbroek, J. M., Schapansky, E., Keygnaert, I., Ponnet, K., & Vandeviver, C. (2022). Patterns of crime during the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium. In D. Siegel, A. Dobryninas, & S. Becucci (Eds.), Covid-19, society and crime in Europe (Vol. 21, pp. 239–258). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13562-0_13
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Hardyns, Wim, Janneke M. Schokkenbroek, Evelyn Schapansky, Ines Keygnaert, Koen Ponnet, and Christophe Vandeviver. 2022. “Patterns of Crime during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Belgium.” In Covid-19, Society and Crime in Europe, edited by Dina Siegel, Aleksandras Dobryninas, and Stefano Becucci, 21:239–58. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13562-0_13.
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Hardyns, Wim, Janneke M. Schokkenbroek, Evelyn Schapansky, Ines Keygnaert, Koen Ponnet, and Christophe Vandeviver. 2022. “Patterns of Crime during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Belgium.” In Covid-19, Society and Crime in Europe, ed by. Dina Siegel, Aleksandras Dobryninas, and Stefano Becucci, 21:239–258. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-13562-0_13.
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Hardyns W, Schokkenbroek JM, Schapansky E, Keygnaert I, Ponnet K, Vandeviver C. Patterns of crime during the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium. In: Siegel D, Dobryninas A, Becucci S, editors. Covid-19, society and crime in Europe. Springer; 2022. p. 239–58.
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W. Hardyns, J. M. Schokkenbroek, E. Schapansky, I. Keygnaert, K. Ponnet, and C. Vandeviver, “Patterns of crime during the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium,” in Covid-19, society and crime in Europe, vol. 21, D. Siegel, A. Dobryninas, and S. Becucci, Eds. Springer, 2022, pp. 239–258.
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  author       = {{Hardyns, Wim and Schokkenbroek, Janneke M. and Schapansky, Evelyn and Keygnaert, Ines and Ponnet, Koen and Vandeviver, Christophe}},
  booktitle    = {{Covid-19, society and crime in Europe}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  series       = {{Studies of Organized Crime}},
  title        = {{Patterns of crime during the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13562-0_13}},
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