Replication Data for: Do Earthquakes Increase or Decrease Crime?

There is theoretical divergence over how earthquakes affect crime. On the one
hand, earthquakes improve individual cooperation, social trust, and crime reduction.
On the other hand, earthquakes impact state capacity and enhance the prevalence
of motivated offenders such as street gangs. This study empirically analyzes
the effects of the September 2017 earthquakes in Mexico on personal crimes (assault
and aggravated assault) and property crimes (vehicle theft, residential burglary,
and vandalism). Using official police data, a difference-in-differences technique,
and an event-study design, the results show that earthquakes increased
assault by 14 percent and vandalism by 8 percent.