Mortgage Foreclosures and the Changing Mix of Crime in Micro-Neighborhoods

Johanna Lacoe and Ingrid Gould Ellen

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Abstract: The evidence supports the three main theoretical mechanisms that link foreclosure activity to local crime. The investigation of the relationship by crime location suggests that foreclosures change the relative attractiveness of indoor and outdoor locations for crime commission on the blockface.

Keywords: communities and crime; causes/correlates; crime; policy; routine activity theory; criminological theory; social disorganization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30
Date: 2015-08-30
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