Neighborhood gentrification in Buffalo between 2011 and 2019 was associated with a decrease in property crime, independent of a general decrease in similar crime city-wide during those same years, according to a University at Buffalo study.
Study links gentrification to reduced crime, but downsides of gentrification can’t be ignored
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