Mixed-Use Neighborhoods Reduce Crime

摘要

Mixed-use neighborhoods that combine business and residential development may lead to lower levels of some types of violent crime, according to a new study.The study, led by Christopher Browning, a sociology professor at Ohio State University, found that certain types of violent crime decreased in both impoverished neighborhoods and affluent areas."A residential neighborhood needs more than the addition of one or two businesses to see any positive impact on violent crime," says Browning.