RT Article
T1 Effect of public housing redevelopment on reported and perceived crime in a Seattle neighborhood
JF Crime prevention and community safety
VO 22
IS 4
SP 381
OP 398
A1 Albertson, Elaine Michelle
A2 Chen, Roxana
A2 Farquhar, Stephanie
A2 Fliss, Mike Dolan
A2 Matheson, Alastair
A2 Ursua, Maria Guillermina
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1765404665
AB Although research indicates that developing new public housing typically does not increase neighborhood crime, little is known about the impact of revitalizing existing public housing properties, also known as redevelopment. This study evaluates the effect of a multi-component physical and social redevelopment project on reports and perceptions of neighborhood crime in Seattle, Washington. We compare administrative police data with findings from a community survey to assess trends during early-to-mid redevelopment. While perceptions of safety improved over the study period, most crime-specific trends were not significantly different at the redevelopment site relative to comparison sites where no redevelopment occurred. Results suggest that this project did not have obvious adverse effects on crime rates. Although this redevelopment may have had a positive effect on perceptions of crime and safety in the short-term, it may take longer to realize beneficial effects on actual experiences or reports of crime.
K1 public housing
K1 Redevelopment
K1 Crime Prevention
K1 crime rates
K1 Perceptions of crime
DO 10.1057/s41300-020-00096-5