Community-driven disorder reduction: Crime prevention through a clean and green initiative in a legacy city

Jesenia M. Pizarro, Richard C. Sadler, Jason Goldstick, Brandon Turchan, Edmund F. McGarrell and Marc A. Zimmerman
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Jesenia M. Pizarro: Arizona State University, USA
Richard C. Sadler: Michigan State University, USA
Jason Goldstick: University of Michigan, USA
Brandon Turchan: Rutgers University, USA
Edmund F. McGarrell: Michigan State University, USA
Marc A. Zimmerman: University of Michigan, USA

Urban Studies, 2020, vol. 57, issue 14, 2956-2972

Abstract: This study examines the effects of a neighbourhood greening and beautification strategy called Clean & Green on crime prevention and reduction. Point level data for all Part I index crimes and Clean & Green efforts in the study area from 2005 to 2014 are analysed using spatial and linear regression with two key modifications: (1) controlling for temporal and spatial dependencies between points; and (2) allowing for potentially non-linear temporal trends in the effect of cumulative greening. To accommodate those modifications, generalised additive models (GAMs) were employed. The analyses of violent and property crimes suggest that greening efforts are increasingly protective over time. The findings demonstrate that the elimination of blight and disorder via neighbourhood greening and beautification efforts can be an effective tool for crime prevention and control in communities.

Keywords: collective efficacy; community; crime; disorder; neighbourhood; social order; 集体效能; 社区; 犯罪; æ··ä¹±; 街区; ç¤¾ä¼šç§©åº (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098019892163

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