Research from around the world shows that violent crime is spatially clustered in hot spots. A
growing body of research shows that place-based changes to the built environment can help …

Abstract Purpose of Review Violence is a leading cause of death, disability, and health
inequity in the United States. This review summarizes the scientific literature on place-based …

Introduction Childhood exposure to neighborhood firearm violence adversely affects mental
and physical health across the life course. Study objectives were to (1) quantify racial …

Successful public health efforts are data-driven, focused on unhealthy or unsafe
environments as well as risky behaviors, and often intentional about reforming systems that …

Objective Place-based blight remediation programs have gained popularity in recent years
as a crime reduction approach. This study estimated the impact of a citywide vacant lot …

As the overdose epidemic overwhelmed medicolegal death investigation offices and
toxicology laboratories, the King County Medical Examiner's Office responded with “real …

Importance Preventing firearm violence requires understanding its antecedents. Yet no
comprehensive longitudinal study has examined how involvement with firearms during …

Context Urban sprawl typically consists of low-density urban development dominated by
single-family housing and automobile-oriented land use patterns. Sprawl impacts landscape …

Importance Much is unknown about how individual and neighborhood factors converge in
the association with risk for violent reinjury and violence perpetration. Objectives To …

Many cities are revitalizing their urban cores through the demolition of abandoned
residential dwellings (ARDs). However, data regarding the emissions of asbestos during …