Neighborhood Dynamics of Urban Violence Understanding the Immigration Connection

Social disorganization is the dominant framework linking neighborhood patterns of immigration to local rates of crime and violence despite inconsistent findings and evidence to the contrary. Using tract-level census data from 1970 to 1990 and Chicago homicide data from 1980 to 1995, this study explo...

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Published inHomicide studies Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 261 - 273
Main Authors Chavez, Jorge M., Griffiths, Elizabeth
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2009
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Criminal statistics
Criminology
Immigration
Murders & murder attempts
Neighborhoods
Noncitizens
Urban areas
Violent crime
United States > US
Chicago Illinois
USA, Illinois, Chicago
recent immigrant
neighborhoods
homicide trajectories
foreign born
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Summary:Social disorganization is the dominant framework linking neighborhood patterns of immigration to local rates of crime and violence despite inconsistent findings and evidence to the contrary. Using tract-level census data from 1970 to 1990 and Chicago homicide data from 1980 to 1995, this study explores whether and how the changing face of immigration is (un)related to homicide patterns within the contemporary urban environment. The results show that stable and consistent growth in foreign born is not associated with neighborhood trends in violence, whereas growth in recent arrivals occurs almost exclusively within the safest neighborhoods of the city. This research highlights the need to distinguish recent waves of immigrants/migrants from their historic counterparts.
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ISSN:1088-7679
1552-6720
DOI:10.1177/1088767909337701