Permanent Infrastructure and Public Safety: Effects of NYC's Re-NEW-Vation Program on Subway Crime

• In Event: Crime, Justice, and Police

Brief Overview

We argue that non-personnel infrastructure improvements deter crime in mass transit systems by upholding social norms and signalling state capacity & attentiveness. We test the hypothesis on the case of a subway improvement program in New York City.

Authors

• Kyle A. Van Rensselaer, New York University

• Bryant James Moy, New York University