Table 1 Place variables
Variable | Description |
|---|---|
Crime/policing (rates per 1000 residents) – from Baltimore City Police Department | |
part1 | Part 1 crimes (including homicide, rape, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, larceny, auto theft) |
violent | violent crimes (including homicide, rape, aggravated assault, other robbery) |
gunhoma | homicides by firearm |
narcotic | drug market activity (measured in emergency calls for narcotic-related offenses) |
shoot | emergency calls for shootings |
domviob | emergency calls for domestic violence |
juvedrugc | arrests of juvenile persons for possession, sale, manufacture or abuse of illegal drugs |
Housing conditions – numerator from Baltimore City Department of Housing (unless otherwise stated) / denominator from US Census American Community Survey | |
foreclose | percentage of housing units receiving foreclosure filing (from Maryland Judiciary Case Search System, MJCSS) |
ownoccupyd | percentage of housing units that are owner-occupied (from MJCSS) |
renovate | percentage of housing units with permits to renovate at $5K+ |
vacant | percentage of housing units that are vacant or abandoned |
codeviol | percentage of housing units with housing code violations |
Economic deprivation – from US Census American Community Survey (ACS)e | |
lowwage | percentage of employed persons aged 16 + in low wage occupations |
poverty | percentage of individuals whose income in the past 12 months is below the poverty line |
femalehh | percentage of households that are female-headed households with children under 18 |
pubassist | percentage of households on public assistance |
nohschool | percentage of adults aged 25 + without high school diploma/GED |
unemploy | percentage of persons 16 + in labor force who are unemployed |
nocar | percentage of occupied housing units that do not have a vehicle |