Making an economic case for security

Authors of this chapter look at the generally positive image of security that evolves from applying an economic analysis. Reviewing 32 studies using different economic forms of analyses and accepting a lack of robust data on the costs and benefits of specific interventions, they conclude that most studies found that the security and crime prevention interventions produced benefits larger than costs, and thus there is prima facie evidence that such interventions are economically efficient. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.