TY - JOUR
T1 - A Spatial Analysis of Alcohol Outlet Density and Abandoned Properties on Violent Crime in Paterson New Jersey
AU - Lardier, David T.
AU - Reid, Robert J.
AU - Yu, Danlin
AU - Garcia-Reid, Pauline
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - Alcohol outlet density (AOD) and abandoned or vacant properties in under-served urban communities has received increased attention and has been linked to community violence. While previous research has examined the AOD and violent crime association, less research has investigated the relationship between abandoned properties and violent crime. Those studies that are present examining the AOD-abandoned properties-violent crime link have been plagued by flaws that include statistical weaknesses and aggregated datasets that investigated larger units such as states or countries. The present study, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping, spatial analysis techniques, and a regression-based approach examines the association between AOD and abandoned properties on violent crime, controlling for demographic characteristics, in Paterson, New Jersey. Results provide some evidence on the association between AOD and abandoned properties on violent crime, drawing conclusions for policy and practice.
AB - Alcohol outlet density (AOD) and abandoned or vacant properties in under-served urban communities has received increased attention and has been linked to community violence. While previous research has examined the AOD and violent crime association, less research has investigated the relationship between abandoned properties and violent crime. Those studies that are present examining the AOD-abandoned properties-violent crime link have been plagued by flaws that include statistical weaknesses and aggregated datasets that investigated larger units such as states or countries. The present study, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping, spatial analysis techniques, and a regression-based approach examines the association between AOD and abandoned properties on violent crime, controlling for demographic characteristics, in Paterson, New Jersey. Results provide some evidence on the association between AOD and abandoned properties on violent crime, drawing conclusions for policy and practice.
KW - Abandoned or vacant properties
KW - Alcohol outlet density
KW - GIS mapping
KW - Spatial filtering techniques
KW - Violent crime
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074768658&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10900-019-00772-0
DO - 10.1007/s10900-019-00772-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 31691088
AN - SCOPUS:85074768658
SN - 0094-5145
VL - 45
SP - 534
EP - 541
JO - Journal of Community Health
JF - Journal of Community Health
IS - 3
ER -
