Changes in criminal justice involvement among renters in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties

Laura Witte, Jack Tsai, Paula Cuccaro, Andrea Link, Vanessa Cox and Vanessa Schick

Housing Studies, 2025, vol. 40, issue 1, 94-115

Abstract: In the United States, the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is the main way that the federal government subsidizes place-based housing for low-income individuals including those with experiences of homelessness. Although these communities are at risk of criminal justice involvement (CJI), the relationship between living in LIHTC housing and CJI remains underexplored. This study analyzed data on a retrospective cohort of LIHTC supportive housing residents to examine changes in CJI after move-in and how residents with CJI and without CJI after move-in differed. Compared to the time period before move-in, arrests, convictions, and time sentenced to confinement decreased significantly after move-in. Age, sex, and more extensive criminal history were significantly associated with CJI after move-in. Using negative binomial regression, increasing time in housing was associated with decreasing arrests, convictions, and time sentenced to confinement after move-in.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2023.2266383

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