RT Article
T1 The Influence of Street Network Features on Robberies Around Public Housing Communities
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 67
IS 9
SP 1353
OP 1380
A1 Kelsay, James D.
A2 Haberman, Cory P.
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764035984
AB Previous research has consistently identified a crime spillover effect from public housing communities. However, variation in spillover between communities has also been observed. Drawing upon environmental criminology and recent advancements in crime and place research, we examine whether street block betweenness conditions the relationship between street block distance to public housing communities and robbery levels. Negative binomial regression results indicate that street block distance is inversely related to robberies and betweenness is positively associated with robbery levels. The interaction between distance to the nearest public housing community and betweenness suggests robberies decrease more slowly farther from public housing communities on street blocks with higher betweenness. Findings demonstrate the importance of considering the context in which potentially criminogenic facilities are situated.
K1 Distance
K1 Environmental Criminology
K1 proximity effects
K1 Public Housing
DO 10.1177/0011128720928915