Daily News | Renovating abandoned houses reduces the rate of gun violence, Penn study finds
: an ongoing program to clean and replant vacant lots. Likewise in the new Penn study, the housing repairs required a modest outlay, at an average of $5,900 per property.
The repairs included installing new doors and windows on the front and sides of each house, in some cases also repairing a deteriorated facade. Workers performed follow-up maintenance on each property every 2.5 months, and in 10 instances they reinstalled windows and doors that had been stolen.
The research clearly demonstrates the impact of repairs on crime rates, however limited, Branas said. “Then they can come together with their neighbors to solve problems like the trash is not picked up, or the kid down the block has been staying out too late,” she said. “Certain behaviors are just not tolerated in certain places.”
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