Metal prices are strong drivers of metal crime, according to research by Tom Kirchmaier and colleagues. Their study traces how, over the past ten years, big rises in commodity prices led to a boom in metal crime in the UK, which was followed by a bust as prices fell.

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Tom Kirchmaier, Stephen Machin, Matteo Sandi and Robert Witt

29 June 2018     Paper Number CEPCP532

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This CentrePiece article is published under the centre's Labour markets programme, Community Wellbeing programme, Education and skills programme.

This publication comes under the following theme: Causes of crime, Crime