More green space in a city is linked with lower risk of crime against property—such as burglary, arson and vandalism—and less risk of violent offenses, as found by a study recently published in Cities.
October 11, 2022
More green space in a city is linked with lower risk of crime against property—such as burglary, arson and vandalism—and less risk of violent offenses, as found by a study recently published in Cities.
Researchers analyzed data from 301 cities in the United States with populations of more than 100,000.
The link between green space and lower property crime risk was found in 300 of the cities—Cape Coral in Florida was the exception—and in all but three cities—Chicago, Detriot and Newark—for violent crime risk.
Importantly, this was the case even when accounting for other factors linked to crime such as demographics and poverty.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh, North Carolina State University and Clemson University, in the United States used data from the United States Census Bureau.
