Details:

Alternative Title:
Inj Prev
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2009.024943
Personal Author:
MacDonald, John ; Golinelli, Daniela ; Stokes, Robert J ; Bluthenthal, Ricky
MacDonald, John ; Golinelli, Daniela ; Stokes, Robert J ; Bluthenthal, Ricky Less -
Description:
Objective

To examine whether business improvement districts (BID) contributed to greater than expected declines in the incidence of violent crimes in affected neighbourhoods.

Method

A Bayesian hierarchical model was used to assess the changes in the incidence of violent crimes between 1994 and 2005 and the implementation of 30 BID in Los Angeles neighbourhoods.

Results

The implementation of BID was associated with a 12% reduction in the incidence of robbery (95% posterior probability interval −2 to 24) and an 8% reduction in the total incidence of violent crimes (95% posterior probability interval −5 to 21). The strength of the effect of BID on robbery crimes varied by location.

Conclusion

These findings indicate that the implementation of BID can reduce the incidence of violent crimes likely to result in injury to individuals. The findings also indicate that the establishment of a BID by itself is not a panacea, and highlight the importance of targeting BID efforts to crime prevention interventions that reduce violence exposure associated with criminal behaviours.


Subject:
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Bayes Theorem
Commerce
Crime
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Marketing
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Violence

Source:
Inj Prev. 2010; 16(5):327-332.
Pubmed ID:
20587814
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC2976613
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
1U49CE000773/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States
Place as Subject:
Los Angeles, CA
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:3c2ef034734911af705bc22a8a5eb78524f4826ce3e100dd57199407477b8dfa
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