Do business improvement district organizations make a difference? : crime In and around commercial areas in Philadelphia/
Hoyt, Lorlene M.
Do business improvement district organizations make a difference? : crime In and around commercial areas in Philadelphia/ created by Lorlene M. Hoyt - Journal of planning education and research Volume 25, number 2 .
The business improvement district (BID) is an international, yet controversial, model for urban revitalization. This article contributes to the BID debate by identifying the theories that underpin the model, developing a conceptual framework that examines the linkages between crime theories and BID services, and—through the use of spatial and statistical methods of analysis—measuring the impact of BID organizations on criminal activity in and around commercial areas. Results show that lower property crime rates differentiate commercial areas with BID organizations from those without BIDs and that the lower rates are not matched by higher crime in surrounding blocks.
0739456X
Business improvement districtsspatial statistics--Spatial statistics--Crime theory
NA9000 JOU
Do business improvement district organizations make a difference? : crime In and around commercial areas in Philadelphia/ created by Lorlene M. Hoyt - Journal of planning education and research Volume 25, number 2 .
The business improvement district (BID) is an international, yet controversial, model for urban revitalization. This article contributes to the BID debate by identifying the theories that underpin the model, developing a conceptual framework that examines the linkages between crime theories and BID services, and—through the use of spatial and statistical methods of analysis—measuring the impact of BID organizations on criminal activity in and around commercial areas. Results show that lower property crime rates differentiate commercial areas with BID organizations from those without BIDs and that the lower rates are not matched by higher crime in surrounding blocks.
0739456X
Business improvement districtsspatial statistics--Spatial statistics--Crime theory
NA9000 JOU