Eviction and the Dissolution of Neighborhoods

Holm, Eric Joseph van; Monaghan, Jake

doi:10.1080/10511482.2020.1800780

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“…Even when evicted residents do find a new place to live, they are often forced to move repeatedly in a short period of time (Desmond, 2016). Forced displacements, then, can disrupt the ability of residents to form social connections and come together to solve collective issues (van Holm & Monaghan, 2021), hampering neighborhood crime prevention. The results of this study suggests that high rates of eviction in a neighborhood may play a role in disrupting the important processes that support social organization and community stability and, ultimately, help prevent neighborhood crime.…”

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“…To illustrate, van Holm and Monaghan (2021) show that higher rates of eviction are associated with fewer 311 service calls within a census block group across seven cities in the U.S. The authors suggest that eviction interrupts, among other things, a community’s willingness to fix collective problems, an issue analogous to reduced social cohesion that may yield significant consequences for crime rates in local communities.…”

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Eviction and Crime: A Neighborhood Analysis in Philadelphia

Semenza¹,

Stansfield²,

Grosholz

et al. 2021

Crime & Delinquency

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In this study, we use generalized estimating equation (GEE) models to analyze how rates of eviction correspond to homicide, robbery, and burglary rates across all residential neighborhoods in Philadelphia from 2006 through 2016. We assess the moderating role of neighborhood poverty accounting for residential mobility, economic disadvantage, and community composition. We find that eviction is associated with all three types of crime in fully controlled models. Additionally, neighborhood poverty significantly moderates this relationship for robbery and burglary, but not homicide. We discuss the implications of these results with attention to policy opportunities to reduce eviction and suggestions for future research.

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Section: Eviction As a Destabilizing Force In Local Communitiesmentioning

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Eviction and Crime: A Neighborhood Analysis in Philadelphia

Semenza¹,

Stansfield²,

Grosholz

et al. 2021

Crime & Delinquency

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“…[28][29][30][31][32][33][34] Communities with elevated rates of eviction are more likely to endure adversities that harm the health of residents, including those who do not directly experience displacement. For example, spatially clustered evictions are associated with higher neighborhood violence [28][29][30][31] and increased spread of communicable disease 29 and may also contribute to stress by portending housing insecurity for neighboring renters and disrupting neighborhood social dynamics. 32 A 2017 systematic review by Vásquez-Vera et al 35 surveyed the health outcomes associated with evictions among individuals in rented and owned homes.…”

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“…Evictions are not only harmful to families and children, but also to the communities in which they occur . Communities with elevated rates of eviction are more likely to endure adversities that harm the health of residents, including those who do not directly experience displacement.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Evictions are not only harmful to families and children, but also to the communities in which they occur. 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 Communities with elevated rates of eviction are more likely to endure adversities that harm the health of residents, including those who do not directly experience displacement. For example, spatially clustered evictions are associated with higher neighborhood violence 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 and increased spread of communicable disease 29 and may also contribute to stress by portending housing insecurity for neighboring renters and disrupting neighborhood social dynamics.…”

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Evictions and Infant and Child Health Outcomes

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ImportanceMillions of rental evictions occur in the United States each year, disproportionately affecting households with children. Increasing attention has been paid to the impact of evictions on child health outcomes.ObjectiveTo synthesize and assess studies examining the associations of eviction exposure with infant and child health outcomes.Evidence ReviewFor this systematic review without meta-analysis, a database search was performed using PubMed, Web of Science, and PsycINFO, through September 25, 2022. Included studies were peer-reviewed quantitative studies examining an association between exposure to eviction and at least 1 health outcome, both before age 18 years, including prenatal exposures and perinatal outcomes. This study followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) reporting guideline. Data were analyzed from March 3 to December 7, 2022.FindingsDatabase searches identified 266 studies, and 11 studies met inclusion criteria. Six studies examined associations between prenatal eviction and birth outcomes, such as gestational age, and each found that eviction was significantly associated with at least 1 adverse birth outcome. Five studies investigated other childhood outcomes, including neuropsychological test scores, parent-rated child health, lead testing rates, and body mass index, and among these 5 studies, 4 reported an association between eviction and adverse child health outcomes. Direct experience of eviction or residence in a neighborhood with more evictions was associated with adverse perinatal outcomes in 6 studies, higher neurodevelopmental risk in 2 studies, worse parent-rated child health in 2 studies, and less lead testing in 1 study. Study designs and methods were largely robust.Conclusions and RelevanceIn this systematic review without meta-analysis of the association between evictions and child health outcomes, evidence demonstrated the deleterious associations of eviction with a range of developmental periods and domains. In the context of a rental housing affordability crisis, ongoing racial disparities in evictions, and continuing harm to millions of families, health care practitioners and policy makers have an integral role to play in supporting safe, stable housing for all.

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