Research note: Greater tree canopy cover is associated with lower rates of both violent and property crime in New Haven, CT
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- 作者：Kathryn Gilstad-Haydena ; kathryn.gilstad-hayden@yale.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Lori R. Wallacea ; lori.wallace@yale.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Amy Carroll-Scottb ; ac3343@drexel.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Spencer R. Meyerc ; spencer.meyer@yale.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Sarah Barboc ; sarah.barbo@aya.yale.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Colleen Murphy-Dunningc ; colleen.murphy-dunning@yale.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Jeannette R. Ickovicsa ; jeannette.ickovics@yale.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Urban tree canopy ; Property crime ; Violent crime ; Urban vegetation ; Spatial lag regression
- 刊名：Landscape and Urban Planning
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：November 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：143
- 期：Complete
- 页码：248-253
- 全文大小：832 K
文摘
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Tree canopy cover was inversely associated with crime in New Haven, CT.
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A 10% increase in tree canopy was associated with a 15% decrease in violent crime.
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A 10% increase in tree canopy was associated with a 14% decrease in property crime.
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Results add to the body of evidence suggesting trees’ crime prevention potential.