Does Crime Follow Sprawl?
24 September 2002 - 11:00am
The Philadeplhia Inquirer draws a connection between urban sprawl and increased crime in South Jersey.
"Sprawl in South Jersey last year was sometimes accompanied by unwelcome growth of another sort: more crime... 'The numbers were triple-checked,' said Capt. John Marolt, the Police Department's spokesman. 'We don't have an explanation... other than that we are a growing community with a large business district and a sizable transient population.'"
Full Story:
Crime spurts follow suburban growth
Source:
The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 23, 2002
»
- Login or register to post comments
- Email this page
- Senate Approves Federal Funding for NJ Rail Tunnel - Nov 15, 2011
- Camden Employers Incentivizing Middle-Class Homeownership - Oct 30, 2011
- Struggles and Success in Two Neighboring Stadium Towns - Aug 23, 2011
- Small Town History on a Cell Phone - Oct 03, 2009
- HUD Homeownership Program Shows Promise - Mar 26, 2009
“
Its very unsuitability for an urban center justifies its current usage as a suburban or ex-urban pattern.
”
Planetizen picks
Contribute
- Why the Politics of Climate Change Matter
- Waste Disposal Becomes Sexy
- Murky Future for Two of D.C.'s Architectural Gems
- The Story Behind One of the Most Controversial Buildings in the Country
- The Benefits of Creating Hybrid Zoning Codes
- The Appeal of In-Town Big Box
- The Growing Appeal of Drinking From the Toilet
- How and Why Does an Architect Become Famous?
- Could Good Design Have Prevented the Housing Crisis?
- NY Times Defends the Port Authority
Volunteerism Plays Critical Role in Reaching World’s Millennium Development Goals
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University
Feb 10, 2012
www.flickr.com
|
