Transaction Search Form: please type in any of the fields below.
Date: April 30, 2024 Tue
Time: 3:26 am
Time: 3:26 am
Results for urban areas (u.s.)
1 results foundAuthor: Ellen, Ingrid Gould Title: Crime and U.S. Cities: Recent Patterns and Implications Summary: For most of the twentieth century, U.S. cities – and their high-poverty neighborhoods in particular -- were viewed as dangerous, crime-ridden places that middle class, mobile (and typically white) households avoided, fueling suburbanization. While some pundits and policy analysts bemoaned this urban flight, others voiced concern over the potential impact of crime-ridden environments on the urban residents who were left behind. In the past decade or so, the media has instead highlighted the dramatic reductions in crime taking place in many large cities. In this paper we explore these crime reductions and their implications for urban environments. We begin by examining the changes in central city crime rates in greater detail, documenting how central cities fared relative to suburban communities and examining which cities and neighborhoods experienced the largest declines. Given these patterns, we then explore two key questions: (1) whether and how these changes altered existing disparities in safety (or exposure to crime) among particular groups, and (2) the extent to which these reductions increased the relative attractiveness of cities and ultimately led to city growth. In exploring these questions, we draw on theory, past literature, as well as empirical evidence. Details: New York: Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Planning and Wagner School of Public Services, New York University, 2009. 27p. Source: Internet Resource: Working Paper: Accessed September 13, 2011 at: http://furmancenter.org/files/publications/Cities_and_US_Crime-Recent_Patterns_and_Implications.pdf Year: 2009 Country: United States URL: http://furmancenter.org/files/publications/Cities_and_US_Crime-Recent_Patterns_and_Implications.pdf Shelf Number: 122728 Keywords: Neighborhoods and CrimePovertyUrban Areas (U.S.) |