The effect of a ban on late-night off-premise alcohol sales on violent crime: Evidence from Germany

Florian Baumann; Achim Buchwald; Tim Friehe; Hanna Hottenrott; Mario Mechtel

doi:10.1016/j.irle.2019.105850

The effect of a ban on late-night off-premise alcohol sales on violent crime: Evidence from Germany

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Florian Baumann
Achim Buchwald
Tim Friehe
Hanna Hottenrott
Mario Mechtel

The question whether alcohol consumption affects violent crime is a crucial one, and may lead to a demand for alcohol availability regulation. In this study, we explore the effects of a state-level ban on late-night off-premise alcohol sales on recorded violent crime incidents. We study the ban that was in effect from 2010 to 2017 in the German state Baden-Württemberg. The results show that that the policy reduced both late-night simple assault and aggravated assault, but had no significant effect on late-night rape or robbery.

Original language	English
Article number	105850
Journal	International Review of Law and Economics
Volume	60
ISSN	0144-8188
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2019.105850
Publication status	Published - 01.12.2019

Research areas

Alcohol, Crime, Policy
Economics

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2019.105850
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The effect of a ban on late-night off-premise alcohol sales on violent crime: Evidence from Germany

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