林务局首席研究员、社会学家米歇尔·近藤推测,在这些区域负责绿化和养护的市政车辆增加,有效阻止了违法活动。
A similar effect was noted in Youngstown, Ohio—a depressed Midwestern town known for its high rates of crime and unemployment. From 2010 to 2017, city officials embarked on a project to reclaim some of the city's empty lots and derelict buildings by converting them into green space. In 2011, they added another initiative that gave local communities funding to plant green space in vacant lots in whatever method they chose—lawns, community gardens, playgrounds and more.
在俄亥俄州的扬斯敦也发现了类似的情况。这是一座经济萧条的中西部城市,以高犯罪率和失业率闻名。从2010年到2017年,政府开启了一项回收城市空地和无主建筑的计划,把这些区域改造成绿地。2011年,他们又启动了一项绿地基金计划,鼓励当地民众以各种形式绿化空地——无论是草坪、社区花园、运动场还是其它。
When Kondo and her team compared crime around these vegetation plots with undeveloped plots in nearby areas, they found the areas around new green spaces had lower crime rates than elsewhere in the city. Interestingly, the crime reduction was different depending upon the type of green space that was developed. For example, lots that were planted with grass and maintained by contractors saw a reduction in property crimes such as theft and burglary, whereas community-maintained plots saw a sharp reduction in violent crime. This suggests that different types of green space could be developed to deter certain types of crime.
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