Table 1.
Summary Comparisons
| Panel A | Greening | Vacant | ||||
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| (Mean) | (SD) | (Mean) | (SD) | |||
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| Percent Male | 45.91 | 4.56 | 45.86 | 5.17 | ||
| Percent 18–24 | 12.65 | 9.14 | 13.18 | 7.77 | ||
| Percent 25–29 | 8.06 | 3.00 | 7.21 | 2.85 | ||
| Percent White | 11.10 | 13.12 | 12.23 | 14.18 | ||
| Percent Black | 80.23 | 22.58 | 76.25 | 27.03 | ||
| Percent Asian | 1.29 | 3.79 | 1.85 | 4.88 | ||
| Percent Other | 7.38 | 11.38 | 9.68 | 14.66 | ||
| Percent Hispanic | 10.30 | 19.36 | 14.72 | 24.86 | ||
| Percent Income<$20,000 | 49.38 | 10.16 | 49.35 | 10.60 | ||
| Percent Vacant Housing | 23.08 | 6.56 | 23.74 | 7.18 | ||
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| Panel B | Greening Before | Vacant Before | Vacant Before (W) | Greening After | Vacant After | DD |
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| (Mean) | (Mean) | (Mean) | (Mean) | (Mean) | ||
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| Robbery | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | −0.01 |
| Assault | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.00 |
| Drug Offenses | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.16 | −0.02 |
| Public Order | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.14 | −0.01 |
| Total | 1.36 | 1.46 | 1.39 | 1.28 | 1.37 | −0.06 |
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| N= | 97,104 | 209,808 | 74,860 | 97,104 | 74,860 | |
Note: N= Number of lots * 24 months; Weighting (W) on entropy distance; SD=standard deviation; DD=difference-in-differences