Crime generators or social capital organizations? Examining the effects of places of worship on neighborhood crime

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Do places of worship discourage neighborhood crime—or does more crime occur in the shadows of the steeple? Discouragingly in D.C., it's the latter. Looking at 742 places of worship, this study found more violent and property crime—opportunist criminals!…

https://t.co/gxNzII5wFh Crime generators or social capital organizations? Examining the effects of places of worship on neighborhood crime

Places of worship linked with more neighborhood #crime in Washington, D.C @plos @PLOSONE https://t.co/IIwWHWS8Oj https://t.co/agVzVujBmv

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