TY - JOUR
T1 - Patterns of local segregation
T2 - Do they matter for neighborhood crime?
AU - Krivo, Lauren J.
AU - Byron, Reginald A.
AU - Calder, Catherine A.
AU - Peterson, Ruth D.
AU - Browning, Christopher R.
AU - Kwan, Mei Po
AU - Lee, Jae Yong
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2015/11/1
Y1 - 2015/11/1
N2 - In this paper, we extend recent research on the spatial measurement of segregation and the spatial dynamics of urban crime by conceptualizing, measuring, and describing local segregation by race-ethnicity and economic status, and examining the linkages of these conditions with levels of neighborhood violent and property crime. The analyses are based on all 8895 census tracts within a sample of 86 large U.S. cities. We fit multilevel models of crime that incorporate measures of local segregation. The results reveal that, net of city-level and neighborhood characteristics, White-Black local segregation is associated with lower violent and property crime. In contrast, local segregation of low income from high income households is connected with higher crime, particularly neighborhood violence.
AB - In this paper, we extend recent research on the spatial measurement of segregation and the spatial dynamics of urban crime by conceptualizing, measuring, and describing local segregation by race-ethnicity and economic status, and examining the linkages of these conditions with levels of neighborhood violent and property crime. The analyses are based on all 8895 census tracts within a sample of 86 large U.S. cities. We fit multilevel models of crime that incorporate measures of local segregation. The results reveal that, net of city-level and neighborhood characteristics, White-Black local segregation is associated with lower violent and property crime. In contrast, local segregation of low income from high income households is connected with higher crime, particularly neighborhood violence.
KW - Neighborhood crime
KW - Race-ethnic and economic inequality
KW - Segregation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.08.005
DO - 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.08.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 26463550
AN - SCOPUS:84941045918
SN - 0049-089X
VL - 54
SP - 303
EP - 318
JO - Social Science Research
JF - Social Science Research
ER -