Publication Date
11-22-2021
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
James Kanan (Director), Douglas Smith, Pavel Vasiliev
Degree Program
Department of Sociology
Degree Type
Master of Science
Abstract
This study examines the relationships between a blight abatement CPTED project and the total, violent, and property crime rate in Philadelphia from 2000-2019. After controlling for certain demographics (population, median household income, median age of population, poverty level, and unemployment rate) as well as the national crime rate, no statistically significant relationship was found between the CPTED project and the crime rates with the data and measurements available to the researcher.
Disciplines
Architecture | Environmental Design | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance | Sociology | Urban, Community and Regional Planning | Urban Studies and Planning
Recommended Citation
McClusky, Mandolynn, "Counteracting Crime or Wasting Time? Examining a Blight Abatement CPTED Project in Philadelphia" (2021). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 3587.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/3587
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Environmental Design Commons, Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance Commons, Urban, Community and Regional Planning Commons, Urban Studies and Planning Commons