Crime Victimization Increases Turnout: Evidence from Individual-Level Administrative Panel Data
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Crime Victimization Increases Turnout : Evidence from Individual-Level Administrative Panel Data. / Sønderskov, Kim Mannemar; Dinesen, Peter Thisted; Finkel, Steven; Hansen, Kasper Møller.
I: British Journal of Political Science, Bind 52, Nr. 1, 2022, s. 399-407.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Crime Victimization Increases Turnout
T2 - Evidence from Individual-Level Administrative Panel Data
AU - Sønderskov, Kim Mannemar
AU - Dinesen, Peter Thisted
AU - Finkel, Steven
AU - Hansen, Kasper Møller
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - What are the consequences of being the victim of crime for political participation? Previous studies report mixed results with respect to voter turnout, in contrast to the positive effects found for other indicators of political engagement. However, previous turnout studies have failed to differentiate between violent and non-violent crime, and have relied on cross-sectional survey data that is prone to measurement biases and selection effects. This article addresses these shortcomings via a panel analysis of official registry data from Denmark recording individual-level turnout in two municipal elections (in 2009 and 2013) and victimization from violent and non-violent crime. It identifies the effect of victimization by comparing changes in turnout between the two elections for victims and two different counterfactual groups: non-victims in the general population, and individuals who were victimized after the 2013 election. The results show that victimization from violent crime increases turnout by 2 to 3 percentage points. The study further demonstrates a large negative between-individual effect of victimization, suggesting that previous studies have been marred by severe selection bias
AB - What are the consequences of being the victim of crime for political participation? Previous studies report mixed results with respect to voter turnout, in contrast to the positive effects found for other indicators of political engagement. However, previous turnout studies have failed to differentiate between violent and non-violent crime, and have relied on cross-sectional survey data that is prone to measurement biases and selection effects. This article addresses these shortcomings via a panel analysis of official registry data from Denmark recording individual-level turnout in two municipal elections (in 2009 and 2013) and victimization from violent and non-violent crime. It identifies the effect of victimization by comparing changes in turnout between the two elections for victims and two different counterfactual groups: non-victims in the general population, and individuals who were victimized after the 2013 election. The results show that victimization from violent crime increases turnout by 2 to 3 percentage points. The study further demonstrates a large negative between-individual effect of victimization, suggesting that previous studies have been marred by severe selection bias
U2 - 10.1017/S0007123420000162
DO - 10.1017/S0007123420000162
M3 - Journal article
VL - 52
SP - 399
EP - 407
JO - British Journal of Political Science
JF - British Journal of Political Science
SN - 0007-1234
IS - 1
ER -
ID: 235727960