American Economic Review: Insights
ISSN 2640-205X (Print) | ISSN 2640-2068 (Online)
Community Engagement with Law Enforcement after High-Profile Acts of Police Violence
American Economic Review: Insights
vol. 7,
no. 1, March 2025
(pp. 124–42)
Abstract
We document a sharp rise in gunshots coupled with declining 911 call volume across 13 major US cities in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. National survey data also indicate that victims of crime became less likely to report their victimization to law enforcement due to mistrust of police. Our results suggest that high-profile acts of police violence may erode community engagement with law enforcement and highlight the call-to-shot ratio as a natural measure of attitudes toward the police.Citation
Ang, Desmond, Panka Bencsik, Jesse Bruhn, and Ellora Derenoncourt. 2025. "Community Engagement with Law Enforcement after High-Profile Acts of Police Violence." American Economic Review: Insights 7 (1): 124–42. DOI: 10.1257/aeri.20230572Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- H76 State and Local Government: Other Expenditure Categories
- K42 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law