NCJ Number
102810
Journal
Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine Volume: 62 Issue: 5 Dated: (June 1986) Pages: 562-569
Date Published
1986
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This study used data from all cities with more than 250,000 residents in 1970 to examine the lagged effects of homicide on changes in population composition and economic status between 1970 and 1980.
Abstract
It provided controls for northern locations, population density, tax rates, percentage of black families in poverty, and the effects of crimes other than homicide. Analysis indicated that high homicide rates in 1970 were associated with significant population declines by 1980 and with increases in poverty in both black and white populations. As homicide rates level off or decrease, however, these urban areas may experience both economic and social revitalization. These processes appear to be occurring in cities like New York city, which have begun to stem their 10-year trends of both population loss and increasing crime rates. Data table and 9 references.