Walking ATMs and the immigration spillover effect: The link between Latino immigration and robbery victimization |
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| Institution: | 1. Mississippi State University, United States;2. Louisiana State University, United States;1. University of Miami, United States;2. Ohio State University, United States;1. College of Mathematics and Computer Science, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China;2. Department of Mathematics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China;1. Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence, University of Bielefeld, Universitaetsstrasse 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany;2. Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222, USA;3. LCSR, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russian Federation |
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| Abstract: | Media reports and prior research suggest that undocumented Latino migrants are disproportionately robbed because they rely on a cash-only economy and they are reluctant to report crimes to law-enforcement (the Walking ATM phenomenon). From this we generate two specific research questions. First, we probe for an immigration spillover effect – defined as increased native and documented Latino robbery victimization due to offenders’ inability to distinguish between the statuses of potential victims. Second, we examine the oft-repeated claim that Blacks robbers disproportionately target Latino victims. Using National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data from 282 counties, results show (1) support for an immigration spillover effect but, (2) no support for the claim that Latinos are disproportionately singled out by Black robbers. We discuss the implications of our findings. |
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| Keywords: | Robbery Immigration Latinos Victimization Race/ethnicity |
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