RT Article
T1 Understanding the differential effects of land uses on crime: an examination across philadelphia neighbourhoods
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 59
IS 6
SP 1432
OP 1454
A1 Wo, James C.
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1677977965
AB Although criminology presumes that the physical structural qualities of neighbourhoods have important consequences for crime, there is a dearth of research to test the effects of different land uses on crime rates. Using data on a sample of Philadelphia census blocks, I compute the percentage of the block area classified into seven land use categories, and I use Poisson models to test the localized and broader spatial impact of each of these land uses on crime, controlling for key sociodemographic characteristics. The results show that to effectively understand the interplay between physical structure and crime rates, researchers should disaggregate nonresidential land uses, account for the surrounding environment in which neighbourhoods are situated and analyse a specific form of moderation.
K1 Land uses
K1 Crime
K1 Neighbourhood  effects
K1 Criminal opportunities
K1 Social disorganization
K1 Nachbarschaft
K1 Einwirkungen
K1 Verbrechensrate
DO 10.1093/bjc/azz019