Gentrification and crime (IMAGE)

West Virginia University

Gentrification and crime

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WVU economist Zachary Porreca compared data on property values and shootings in Philadelphia and found that when one block gentrifies, drug crime migrates to neighboring blocks, escalating in the process.

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