Before revision:  Exploiting public data on crime in Los Angeles, and relying on routine activity and pattern theories of crime, this work investigates whether and how new coronavirus containment policies have an impact on crime trends in a metropolis using Bayesian structural time-series (BSTS) models.
After revision:  Exploiting public data on crime in Los Angeles, and relying on routine activity and pattern theories of crime, this work investigates whether and how COVID-19 containment policies had an immediate impact on crime trends in a metropolis using Bayesian structural time-series (BSTS) models.