Homicide Patterns and Public Housing: The Case of Louisville, KY (1989-2007)

This study examines the impact of the revitalization of low-income, public housing properties on homicide patterns. It tracks the movement of homicide clusters from the initial properties to those neighborhoods where public housing residents were displaced over a 19-year period in Louisville, Kentuc...

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Published in:	Homicide studies Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 411 - 433
Main Authors:	Suresh, Geetha, Vito, Gennaro F.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-11-2009 SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Low income groups Murders & murder attempts Neighborhoods Public housing Studies Louisville Kentucky United States > US USA, Kentucky hot spots routine activities theory crime and public housing crime mapping homicides
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Summary:	This study examines the impact of the revitalization of low-income, public housing properties on homicide patterns. It tracks the movement of homicide clusters from the initial properties to those neighborhoods where public housing residents were displaced over a 19-year period in Louisville, Kentucky. The median-income level of residents and vacant housing emerged as important predictors of homicide clusters. This article concludes that low-income public housing and Section 8 housing properties provide an environment where homicides are likely to occur. This pattern remained in effect even when the nature of public housing changed.
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ISSN:	1088-7679 1552-6720
DOI:	10.1177/1088767909349749