Crime in Shale Counties: A Panel Data Regression Analysis of the Boom Years
Abstract
Shale gas development in rural America provides both benefits and costs to local communities.
Crime is often discussed in literature and media as one of the costs associated with
the industry’s presence. Few studies, however, attempt to establish a statistical
relationship between crime and shale gas development. Additionally, the methods used
by scholars to measure development vary. This study explores the relationship between
well completion as a proxy for shale gas development and seven different types of
crime, including both violent and property crime. Using county-level panel data spanning
the years 2000 to 2013, this analysis extends current research on the topic and identifies
two relationships of statistical significance: (1) assault rate and well completion
and (2) motor vehicle theft rate and well completion.
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Master's projectSubject
shale gas development, crimePermalink
https://hdl.handle.net/10161/11896Citation
Poirrier, Alyssa (2016). Crime in Shale Counties: A Panel Data Regression Analysis of the Boom Years. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/11896.Collections
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