Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-16-2020
Abstract
The coronavirus pandemic changed the routines of people all over the world. Because of the implementation of government stay-at-home orders, people started doing more of their daily activities from home. This explores the impact coronavirus had on burglary counts in Philadelphia. Data were used from OpenDataPhilly to compare both non-residential and residential burglary counts from April through June 2019 and April through June 2020, a latter time frame, a period when routine activities were likely significantly altered as many more people stayed at home. It was anticipated that as more people stay at home and Philadelphia would experience fewer residential burglaries and at the same time, non-residential burglaries would increase. Residential burglaries decreased from April through June 2019 to April through June 2020, while non-residential burglaries increased from April through June 2019 to April through June 2020.
Recommended Citation
Brain, Jessica M., "COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders: An application of routine activity theory in Philadelphia" (2020). Undergraduate Research. 56.
https://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/undergraduateresearch/56