Table 3 Timeline dates with changes in mobility and crime
From: Crime and coronavirus: social distancing, lockdown, and the mobility elasticity of crime
| Period | Date & event | Mobility change | Crime change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 March 2020: WHO ‘global pandemic’ announcement | Increased mobility around grocery stores until lockdown |
‘All crime’ decline begins; Declines begin for theft (other theft), theft from vehicles and recorded sex offences |
| 2 | 16 March 2020: No none-essential travel—‘formal social distancing’ |
Onset of decreases at Retail & recreation, and Workplaces. Onset of increase at residential areas | Assaults decline begins (subsequent weekend spikes were absent). Shoplifting decline begins |
| 3 |
20 March 2020: Closure of bars, restaurants. gyms etc |
Criminal damage decline begins (weekend spikes absent); Public disorder decline begins | |
| 4 |
23 March 2020: National lockdown | Decreased mobility around grocery stores begins |
Burglary decline begins; Theft of vehicles decline begins |