Can Traffic Reduce Crime Rates: A Case Study of Gentrification and Granger-Causality in Washington, D.C.

Submission Type

Event

Expected Graduation Date

2013

Location

Room C102, Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

Start Date

4-20-2013 10:00 AM

End Date

4-20-2013 11:00 AM

Disciplines

Business

Abstract

This study looks at the causal forces behind the social relocation phenomenon known as gentrification. Location theory posits that ever increasing commute times coupled with falling crime rates incentivize the high-income population to move from the suburbs to the city. The high-income population demands real estate in the city, which drives up housing prices and displaces the low-income residents who already live in the city-center. This study applies location theory to Washington, D.C. in an attempt to explain the gentrification process that is underway. Long-term, city-wide commute and crime data are analyzed to explore the relationship travel costs have on gentrification. A Granger-causality test is then employed to look at the causal relationship between crime rates in the city and the gentrification process in individual police service areas.

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Can Traffic Reduce Crime Rates: A Case Study of Gentrification and Granger-Causality in Washington, D.C.

Room C102, Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

This study looks at the causal forces behind the social relocation phenomenon known as gentrification. Location theory posits that ever increasing commute times coupled with falling crime rates incentivize the high-income population to move from the suburbs to the city. The high-income population demands real estate in the city, which drives up housing prices and displaces the low-income residents who already live in the city-center. This study applies location theory to Washington, D.C. in an attempt to explain the gentrification process that is underway. Long-term, city-wide commute and crime data are analyzed to explore the relationship travel costs have on gentrification. A Granger-causality test is then employed to look at the causal relationship between crime rates in the city and the gentrification process in individual police service areas.