Walkable cities aren’t just sustainable: they’re safer!🚶♂️🏙️
But what does walkability actually mean for safety?
Check out the eye-opening insights from Pina and team below! 👇
dr roger cremades
'In Defence of Walkability as a Crime Prevention Strategy'.
with @ianloader.bsky.social. Now peer reviewed and published by the Howard Journal of Crime and Justice,
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Jose Pina-Sánchez 🇪🇺
'In Defence of Walkability as a Crime Prevention Strategy'.
New preprint with @ianloader.bsky.social
We challenge the consensus that walkable neighbourhoods are more criminogenic.
We highlight two flaws in the literature: i) overreliance on police statistics; and ii) neglect of motoring offences.
