Crime Factors and Neighborhood Decline in Chicago, 1979

• NCJ Number: 91365
• Author(s): R Taub
• Date Published: 1982
• Length: 275 pages
• Corporate Author: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study of the relationship between crime and neighborhood deterioration in eight Chicago neighborhoods measured victimization experience, fear and perceptions of crime, protective measures taken, attitudes toward neighborhood quality and resources, attitudes toward the neighborhood as a financial investment, and intensity of community involvement.

Abstract

The neighborhoods were selected on the basis of high or low crime rates, stable or changing racial composition, and slowly or rapidly appreciating property values. A telephone survey was administered to about 400 heads of households in each of the neighborhoods. Respondents were selected using random digit-dialing techniques and screened for street name and block number. The neighborhoods are described, and study data are provided. Appendixes contain the study instruments.