信仰是否減少犯罪行為?以大甲媽祖繞境為例

Does Folk Religion Affect Criminal Behavior? Evidence from Dajia Matsu Pilgrimage Procession in Taiwan

巫宇安(Yu-An Wu)

指導教授 ： 江淳芳

國立臺灣大學/社會科學院/經濟學研究所/碩士(2016年)

https://doi.org/10.6342/NTU201603187

摘要

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關鍵字

民間信仰 ； 媽祖信仰 ； 大甲媽祖繞境 ； 犯罪率

並列摘要

Researchers have not reached a consensus regarding the effects of religion on crime reduction. In this paper, we revisit the problem by investigating Dajia Matsu pilgrimage, the most preeminent religious festival with different starting dates every year in Taiwan, as a source of variation in religion strength in order to estimate the effect of religion on crimes. Using daily data from 2001 to 2014, we find that, compared to counties with lower shares of residents believing in folk religion, the festival reduced property crime rates more in counties with higher shares. However, in these counties, little evidence is found for a reduction in violent crimes on the days during the procession period. These suggest that the religion does reduce crime, but mainly those of relatively minor property crimes.

並列關鍵字

Folk Religion ； Religiosity ； Dajia Matsu Pilgrimage ； Crime Rate ； Crime Deterrence

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