Housing and Crime: How Land Use Context Affects the Relationship between Housing and Crime

• In Event: Housing, Housing Policy, and Neighborhood Crime Rates

Abstract

Though housing has been a long standing area of focus for researchers of crime, attention has increased in recent years due to attention to land use. This paper explores how various land use configurations interact to produce crime with a special focus on the role of housing. Starting with a literature review of extant research on housing, land use, and crime, the study will explore how various land use and housing combinations affect various kinds of reported crime in the city of Indianapolis, net of other factors.

Author

• Thomas D. Stucky, Indiana University / Purdue University, Indianapolis