Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/236281 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14250
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We examine the impact of establishing women police stations (WPS) on reporting of gender- based violence. Using administrative crime data and exploiting staggered implementation across Indian cities, we find that the opening of WPS is associated with an increase in police reports of crimes against women of 29 percent, a result driven by domestic violence. This appears to reflect reporting rather than incidence as we find no changes in femicide or in survey-reported domestic violence. We also find some evidence of an increase in women's labor supply following WPS opening, consistent with women feeling safer once the costs of reporting violence fall.
Subjects: 
women police stations
gender-based violence
women in policing
India
JEL: 
J12
J16
J78
K14
K31
K42
N92
I12
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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