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Homicide Patterns and Public Housing: The Case of Louisville, KY (1989-2007)

University of Louisville, KY, g0sure01{at}louisville.edu

Gennaro F. Vito

University of Louisville, KY

This study examines the impact of the revitalization of low-income, public housing properties on homicide patterns. It tracks the movement of homicide clusters from the initial properties to those neighborhoods where public housing residents were displaced over a 19-year period in Louisville, Kentucky. The median-income level of residents and vacant housing emerged as important predictors of homicide clusters. This article concludes that low-income public housing and Section 8 housing properties provide an environment where homicides are likely to occur. This pattern remained in effect even when the nature of public housing changed.

Key Words: homicides • crime and public housing • crime mapping • hot spots • routine activities theory

Homicide Studies, Vol. 13, No. 4, 411-433 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1088767909349749


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