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| − | In essence, the economic effects of (both terrorism and) crime are the opposite of the positive economic effects of urban development (or spatial development). The successful burglary of a dwelling house or commercial building, for example, will not only lead to the loss of goods, but also affects (accumulated) the local, regional (and sometimes even national) economy through the decrease of property value and direct investments, uncertainty and fear of crime. This relationship is illustrated below: |
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Revision as of 15:55, 1 March 2012
The identification and the estimation of the impacts of terrorism have received broad attention in economic literature and research, especially since the events around 9/11. According to Krugman (2004) , the economic impacts of terrorism can be divided into three groups:#The direct (or primary) economic impacts #The indirect (or secondary) economic impacts (on the urban environment) #Budget effects of preventive security measures against terrorism. The economic impacts of terrorism are illustrated below:
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Figure: Illustration of relationship between a security threat and the urban object/environment
Primary economic effects of crime
In general, approaches to estimate the direct impact of crime focus on three levels:
- Costs in anticipation of crime: mainly costs of precaution measures to avoid crime such as locks, alarm prevention programs and surveillance.
- Costs as a consequence of crime: for instance, loss of property, medical and health care costs, victim support etc.
- Costs in response to crime: costs considering police, prosecution, court proceedings, sanctions etc.The identification and the estimation of the costs of crime is undertaken by several scientific researchers.
Moolenaar (2005)[1], for example, estimated the total costs of crime in The Netherlands to be 20 billion euro in 2004; approximately 4.1 percent of the GDP. There is, however, a wide variation of estimations of the total direct costs of crime between countries. The table illustrates a brief, non-comprehensive, list of direct costs of crime for several countries:
| Country | Year | Direct economic impact of crime |
|---|---|---|
| The Netherlands | 2004 | 4.1% of the GDP |
| Wales and England | 2000 | 6.5% of the GDP |
| United States | 1999 | 11.9% of the GDP |
Footnotes and references
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