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. 2016 Jun 16;11(6):e0157223. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157223

Table 1. Effect of Impact Zones on Crimes and Arrests.

Crime Total Robbery Assault Burglary Weapons Misd. Other Drugs Property Violent
Felony Felony Felony
Model 1
Impact -0.124* -0.157* -0.131* -0.611* 0.314* -0.198* 0.614* -0.026** -0.296* -0.120*
(0.008) (0.014) (0.014) (0.017) (0.018) (0.010) (0.024) (0.014) (0.011) (0.009)
n = 840,287 839,685 838,961 839,292 825,189 840,213 798,241 833,205 840,078 840,257
Model 2
Impact -0.149* -0.139* -0.148* -0.663* 0.324* -0.234* 0.629* -0.030* -0.332* -0.129*
(0.008) (0.015) (0.015) (0.018) (0.019) (0.011) (0.026) (0.015) (0.013) (0.010)
Neighbors -0.072* 0.050* -0.049* -0.158 0.026** -0.105* 0.043** -0.011 -0.111 -0.026*
(0.007) (0.012) (0.012) 0.012 (0.014) (0.010) (0.025) (0.011) (0.011) (0.007)
n = 840,287 839,685 838,961 839,292 825,189 840,213 798,241 833,205 840,078 840,257
Mean 5.43 .305 .192 .224 .124 2.24 .056 .381 .849 1.09
Arrests Total Robbery Assault Burglary Weapons Misd. Other Drugs Property Violent
Felony Felony Felony
Model 1
Impact 0.426* -0.002 -0.017 0.387* 0.279* 0.298* 0.533* -0.083* 1.174* 0.024
(0.016) (0.035) (0.039) (0.080) (0.024) (0.028) (0.030) (0.013) (0.040) (0.022)
n = 341,765 313,679 307,660 183,570 327,047 340,429 303,949 340,892 340,776 341,014
Model 2
Impact 0.442* 0.060 -0.008 0.376* 0.295* 0.302* 0.562* -0.093* 1.196* 0.051**
(0.017) (0.038) (0.041) (0.083) (0.025) (0.029) (0.034) (0.014) (0.041) (0.023)
Neighbors 0.049* 0.176* 0.025 -0.036 0.047** 0.011 0.086** -0.029* 0.068** 0.078*
(0.011) (0.034) (0.036) (0.075) (0.021) (0.022) (0.036) (0.011) (0.033) (0.024)
n = 341,765 313,679 307,660 183,570 327,047 340,429 303,949 340,892 340,776 341,014
Mean 3.50 .100 .070 .021 .147 .264 .079 1.02 .524 .344

*p < .01

**p< = .05; Full sample represents 847,928 census block group month-years for crime and 341,962 census block group month-years for arrest.

Note: Total crime includes the sum of all 52 different crime categories consistently recorded. Total arrest includes the sum of all 65 arrest categories consistently recorded. Number drops in burglary arrest category because there are no burglaries in 3,495 census block groups. Arrest data are missing for 5 months of 2012. Robust standard errors are in parentheses.