The Strength of Association: Housing Density and Delinquency

Authors

• University of Justice Center

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Description

This issue of Anchorage Community Indicators provides a brief examination of the relationship between housing density and delinquency in the Municipality of Anchorage. A commonly held belief is that crime rates rise as housing density increases, despite only sparse scientific evidence in support of this theory. These data show no relationship between housing density and delinquency at the block group level within the Municipality of Anchorage.

Publication Date

4-13-2004

Keywords

Anchorage, AK, community indicators, crime mapping, housing, maps, police calls for service, social deviance, spatial analysis

Recommended Citation

Justice Center, University of, "The Strength of Association: Housing Density and Delinquency" (2004). Series 3: Neighborhood Characteristics & Police Calls for Service (2004-2005). 1.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_neighborhood_chars_series3/1