Table 7.
Impact of No-Drop Policies on Intimate Partner Homicide of Males Controlling for other Domestic Violence Policies, 49 Cities
| All | Old | Young | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No-Drop policy | −0.245 [0.133] | −0.455 [0.197] | −0.173 [0.109] |
| Adult non-intimate homicides per 10000 | 0.103 [0.119] | 0.12 [0.131] | 0.112 [0.150] |
| Share population black | −0.006 [0.049] | −0.015 [0.065] | −0.022 [0.072] |
| Average wage | 0.013 [0.062] | 0.057 [0.081] | −0.013 [0.074] |
| Employment to population ratio | 0.289 [0.669] | 1.256 [1.030] | −0.359 [1.024] |
| AFDCbenefits | 0.001 [0.001] | 0.001 [0.001] | 0.001 [0.001] |
| DV hotlines per 100,000 women | −0.65 [0.230] | −0.542 [0.356] | −0.75 [0.312] |
| DV shelter beds per 100,000 women | 0.001 [0.007] | −0.004 [0.009] | 0 [0.009] |
| Police pro-arrest policy for PO violation | −0.355 [0.153] | −0.473 [0.156] | −0.384 [0.248] |
| Mandatory arrest for domestic violence | 0.126 [0.159] | 0.168 [0.162] | 0.122 [0.241] |
| Police domestic violence unit | −0.14 [0.145] | −0.493 [0.214] | 0.101 [0.176] |
| Observations | 1027 | 1027 | 1027 |
| Robust standard errors in brackets | |||
| All regressions include city and year fixed effects and city-specific linear time trends | |||
| Mean of dependent variable | 6.71 | 3.46 | 3.25 |
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| Size of effect | −22% | −37% | −16% |