Whitey Ford
01-16-2023, 02:08 PM
Fighting blight by fixing up homes could bring down Philly gun violence, new study shows
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Replacing broken windows, picking up garbage, and pulling weeds around abandoned houses in Philadelphia could lead to a drop in gun crime in those areas, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University.
Researchers placed 258 abandoned Philadelphia houses into three study groups. One third of the houses received the full intervention — fixing broken windows, picking up trash, and weeding — while a third received trash pickup and weeding only and a third received no maintenance.
After three years of study, researchers found that blocks around the homes that got the full intervention saw a 13% drop in gun assaults compared to nearby blocks. The blocks around homes that only received trash cleanup and weeding showed no drop in gun violence.
https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-home-repairs-gun-violence-prevention-university-of-pennsylvania-study/?utm_campaign=sproutsocial&utm_content=1673269088&utm_medium=post&utm_source=facebook
https://i.ibb.co/JprNZRD/CNN-Headline-Fiery-2.webp
Replacing broken windows, picking up garbage, and pulling weeds around abandoned houses in Philadelphia could lead to a drop in gun crime in those areas, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University.
Researchers placed 258 abandoned Philadelphia houses into three study groups. One third of the houses received the full intervention — fixing broken windows, picking up trash, and weeding — while a third received trash pickup and weeding only and a third received no maintenance.
After three years of study, researchers found that blocks around the homes that got the full intervention saw a 13% drop in gun assaults compared to nearby blocks. The blocks around homes that only received trash cleanup and weeding showed no drop in gun violence.
https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-home-repairs-gun-violence-prevention-university-of-pennsylvania-study/?utm_campaign=sproutsocial&utm_content=1673269088&utm_medium=post&utm_source=facebook