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Neighborhood Interventions to Reduce Violence
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Violence is a widespread problem that affects the physical, mental, and social health of individuals and communities. Violence comes with an immense economic cost to its victims and society at large. Although violence interventions have traditionally targeted individuals, changes to the built environment in places where violence occurs show promise as practical, sustainable, and high-impact preventive measures. This review examines studies that use quasi-experimental or experimental designs to compare violence outcomes for treatment and control groups before and after a change is implemented in the built environment. The most consistent evidence exists in the realm of housing and blight remediation of buildings and land. Some evidence suggests that reducing alcohol availability, improving street connectivity, and providing green housing environments can reduce violent crimes. Finally, studies suggest that neither transit changes nor school openings affect community violence.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Kondo, M. C., Andreyeva, E., South, E. C., MacDonald, J. M., & Branas, C. C.
- Affiliations
- US Forest Service (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Columbia University (US)
- Venue
- Annual Review of Public Health
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 2018-04-01
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 253-271
- ISSN
- 0163-7525 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-2093
- OpenAlex
- W2783550772
- Cited by
- 201
- References
- 80
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 43 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 5
- FWCI
- 6.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Annual Review of Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Issue Lab (Candid) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (R49CE002474)
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01AA024941, R01AA020331)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Social Sciences › Transportation › Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Keywords
- neighborhood interventions, violence prevention, built environment, built environment change, housing, alcohol availability, street connectivity, sustainable housing, violent crime, school opening
- MeSH terms
- Built Environment, Alcoholic Beverages, Crime, Housing, Humans, Poverty, Residence Characteristics, Violence
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