University of Illinois at ChicagoNina TalucUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoSusan J. PopkinUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoEval RevGwiasda, V., Taluc, N., & Popkin, S. (1997). Data collection in dangerous neighborhoods: Lessons from a survey of public housing residents in chicago. Evaluation...
These efforts aim to reduce crime by creating safer and more connected neighborhoods. 4. Las Vegas, Nevada In 2024, Las Vegas reported 2,815 violent crime incidents, marking a substantial decrease from the previous year. Despite this progress, certain crime categories remain concerning. Auto ...
Though the city of Chicago, known for its high crime-rate, has seensteadily declining murder ratessince the peak in the early-1990s, some neighborhoods remain comparatively violent. A crime gap has divided these dangerous neighborhoods, where the murder rates can be10 times the rest of the...
The most dangerous block in Chicago isn’t in Englewood or on the West Side. It’s a stretch of South King Drive where a young Michelle Obama once lived. They call it “O Block.” On maps, it’s the 6400 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr...
Without access to healthy and affordable food choices, residents in many neighborhoods have seen a rise in poor health outcomes. This project uses Section 8 housing and public health data to map two low-income neighborhoods in Buffalo, NY which have seen a rise in poor health outcomes. The ...
I showed him the Chicago Bicycle Program’s Chicago Bike Laws website that I built with content assistance from another staffer (I also revealed to him that I created it). The attorney proposed to me a settlement between his client, the city, and the driver. The settlement would mean manda...
The fact is that, even leaving aside the assault in Las Vegas and terrorist attacks like the one inSan Bernardino, California, in 2015, gun violence is becoming almost routine in many American neighborhoods. The U.S. homicide rate increased more than 20 percent from 2014 to 2016, while last...
Tobacco and alcohol billboards in 50 Chicago neighborhoods: market segmentation to sell dangerous products to the poor. J Public Health Policy 1995;16:213-30.Hackbarth DP, Silvestri B, Cosper W. Tobacco and alcohol billboards in 50 Chicago neighborhoods: market segmentation to sell dangerous ...