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Title: Gentrification & Crime: Empirical Investigation Across American Cities

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Publication Year: 2023

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Abstract: This paper examines the impact of gentrification on criminal activity in urban neighborhoods to determine whether this process has a detrimental effect on communities. The study utilizes a newly-built unique data set of geo-referenced crime reports from 14 major American cities matched with Census data, to identify gentrified areas in the 2010s. To causally evaulate the impact of gentrification on crime I adopt state of the art event study models to causally evaluate the effects of gentrification, taking into account variations in the timing of this process across different cities and neighborhoods. The analysis reveals that gentrified areas experienced a statistically significant increase in crime ranging from 11 to 17%. The findings suggest that gentrification has a negative impact on neighborhoods, with property crimes showing the most significant increases. Overall, the study suggests that gentrification may have a criminogenic effect on neighborhoods, highlighting the need for further research and policy attention to this issue.

Url: http://repec.org/frsug2023/France23_Corvasce.pdf

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Authors: Corvasce, Alessandro

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Topics: Crime and Deviance, Land Use/Urban Organization

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