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The Spatial Concentration of Subsidized Housing - Poverty & Race ...

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Author Date Data GeographyType <strong>of</strong>ProgramOutcomeMeasures Method FindingsJoice 2007 2006Louisville,KYPublic <strong>Housing</strong>(includingscattered site)Crime rates (alltypes <strong>of</strong> crime) atthe census tractlevelRegression analysis <strong>of</strong> density <strong>of</strong>public housing on crime ratecontrolling for other factors suchas poverty, age, rate, tenure andvacancy rate. Threshold analysisto determine what level <strong>of</strong>scattered site housing is toodense (increases crimesignificantly).<strong>The</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> public housing (tract has ordoes not have public housing) is related toincreased crime, but additional units doesnot increase crime. Scattered sites do notappear to be related to increased crimeexcept that when the density <strong>of</strong> scattered siteunits in a census tract exceeded 48 units persquare mile there was an increase in crime.Schwartz 19991986-1997New YorkCityLocal fundingfor newconstructionand gut rehabOTHER SITE-BASEDImpact <strong>of</strong>investment onhousing stock,welfare rolls,crime andeconomic impactat the communitydistrict level(population120,000).Correlations betweeninvestments and vacantproperties, welfare use and crime(felonies). Descriptiveinformation on commercial andretail development pre and postinvestment.Most investments were made in the city'spoorest districts which continue to havehigh poverty rates. A relationship wasfound between investments in gut-rehab anda sharp reduction in vacant buildings.Correlations between housing starts andchanges in welfare rolls and felonycomplaints were statistically significant butweaker than the vacant properties. <strong>The</strong>author notes that the large scale <strong>of</strong>community districts may be too large to seethe full effects on welfare and crime.188

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