Gentrification and Arrests

• In Event: Economic Segregation, Arrests, and Predatory Lending

Abstract

How do socioeconomic changes in neighborhoods influence arrest rates? Although there is a large theoretical literature linking gentrification and economic change to changes in the pattern of arrests, there are few studies that attempt to quantitatively evaluate the relationship between changes in the socioeconomic characteristics of neighborhoods and the type and nature of arrests over time. We attempt to answer this question in the District of Columbia using a regression discontinuity approach and a variety of publicly available datasets.

Authors

• Adam Bernbaum, George Mason University

• Matthew C Campbell, George Mason University