Do foreclosures cause crime

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Causal Inference in Urban and Regional Economics (2014, unknown): “Autor et al. (2014) use a similar specification to measure the effects of rent decontrol in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on housing values and Ellen et al. (2013) do so for examining the effects of foreclosures on crime.”
Mortgage Market Design (2012, background): “Immergluck and Smith (2006) and Ellen et al. (2011) present direct evidence linking local criminal activity with foreclosures.3 Negative spillovers from foreclosures are particularly destructive in circumstances where house prices are already depressed, because then falling house prices readily…”
The Effect of Foreclosures on Nearby Housing Prices: Supply or Disamenity? (2014, background): “[2009] and Gerardi et al. [2012] use a repeat sales approach. Harding et al. [2009] measure a discount of 1 percent per foreclosure at a distance of 300 feet (about 0.57 miles). In terms, of timing, they find that the effect peaks around the time of the foreclosure sale (when the property transfers ”
Foreclosure, Vacancy and Crime (2014, unknown): “Our findings of a significant effect of vacancy on violent crime and insignificant effect of vacancy on property crimes mirror those of Ellen et al. (2013) for the overall impact of foreclosures.”