Beyond anecdotal evidence: Do subsidized housing developments increase neighborhood crime?
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- 作者：Ayoung Woo ; awoo@arch.tamu.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Kenneth Joh kjoh@arch.tamu.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Subsidized housing ; Low-income housing tax credit ; Neighborhood crime ; Causal direction
- 刊名：Applied Geography
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：October 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：64
- 期：Complete
- 页码：87-96
- 全文大小：1539 K
文摘
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We examine the impact of the LIHTC program on neighborhood crime rates.
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We use crime incidents data from 2000 to 2009 in Austin, Texas.
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We estimate the levels and trends in neighborhood crime before and after LIHTC developments.
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LIHTC housing tended to be developed in neighborhoods where crime was already prevalent.
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LIHTC developments have a mitigating impact on neighborhood crime.