Does Crime Follow Sprawl?

The Philadeplhia Inquirer draws a connection between urban sprawl and increased crime in South Jersey.

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September 24, 2002, 11:00 AM PDT

"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.'"

Thanks to Laura Kranz

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Monday, September 23, 2002 in The Philadelphia Inquirer

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