TY - JOUR PY - 2019// TI - The impact of business improvement district proximity on street block robbery counts JO - Crime and delinquency A1 - Clutter, Jeffrey E. A1 - Henderson, Samantha A1 - Haberman, Cory P. SP - 1050 EP - 1075 VL - 65 IS - 8 N2 - This study examined the impact of business improvement districts (BIDs) on street block robbery counts in Cincinnati, OH. The relationships among BIDs (as well as other relevant control measures) and street block robbery counts were then examined using negative binomial regression models.

RESULTS showed that BIDs played an important role in the spatial patterning of robbery at the street block level. Street blocks within BIDs experienced higher street robbery counts even after controlling for street network betweenness and the presence of potentially criminogenic places within and around BIDs. Although previous research suggests BID implementation leads to crime reductions, the present study shows BIDs still provide ample opportunities for criminal activity as one component of the environmental backcloth.

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LA - en SN - 0011-1287 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128719834559 ID - ref1 ER -