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Property Conditions and Neighborhood Crime

Wed, Nov 18, 11:00am to 12:20pm, Hilton, Embassy, Terrace Level

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to better understand the effect of neighborhood characteristics on the incidence of crime. Specifically, the hypothesis that underlies the research is that crime incidents occur in clusters, and that those clusters are, at least in part, a function of the physical conditions of properties that may make crime more or less likely to occur.

Results show that the number of property offenses on a block with an average property condition score would be about 93 percent of the number of offenses on an identical block with a property condition score one-point less (on a five-point scale). The analysis finds little relationship between property conditions and offenses against persons. Results on other factors often associated with higher numbers of property crime offenses reveal interesting and important relationships with offenses that also may be affected by efforts to revitalize and stabilize neighborhoods.

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