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移动中的犯罪？网约车服务对犯罪的影响
Crime on the move? The effect of ridesharing services on crime
摘要
The rapid expansion of ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft has transformed urban transportation, yet their effects on crime remain underexplored. Leveraging a natural experiment from their staggered rollout across U.S. cities, this study examines how ridesharing influences crime rates. Using a two‐way fixed effects model, I find that ridesharing services reduce violent crimes by 4.6%, property crimes by 5.6%, and burglaries by 10.5%, while the baseline estimates show no significant effects on larceny, motor vehicle theft, or arson. Exploring potential mechanisms, I show that improved employment opportunities generated by ridesharing platforms play a key role in these crime reductions.
中文摘要
优步和来福车等网约车服务的迅速扩张改变了城市交通，但其对犯罪的影响仍未得到充分探讨。本研究利用这些服务在美国各城市交错推出的自然实验，考察网约车如何影响犯罪率。使用双向固定效应模型，我发现网约车服务使暴力犯罪减少4.6%，财产犯罪减少5.6%，入室盗窃减少10.5%，而基准估计显示对盗窃、机动车盗窃或纵火没有显著影响。在探讨潜在机制时，我表明网约车平台带来的就业机会改善在这些犯罪减少中发挥了关键作用。