Studies differentiating these associations by type of crime were lacking, although findings suggest that the link between neighborhood crime and physical activity is stronger for females versus males.

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Neighborhood Change and Crime in the Modern Metropolis (2010) · doi

  However, too few studies pay adequate attention to how methodological choices affect inferences about the effects of neighborhoods on crime, and not much is known about the relationship between neighborhood change and crime, especially regarding causal mechanisms.

  Keywords: crime adequate attention methodological choices affect inferences effects neighborhoods known relationship neighborhood change especially regarding
• Neighborhood Crime Rate, Weight‐Related Behaviors, and Obesity: A Systematic Review of the Literature (2016) · doi

  Studies differentiating these associations by type of crime were lacking, although findings suggest that the link between neighborhood crime and physical activity is stronger for females versus males.

  Keywords: crime differentiating associations type lacking suggest link neighborhood physical activity stronger females versus males
• Schools, Neighborhood Risk Factors, and Crime (2013) · doi

  However, it remains unclear whether the relationship between schools and crime is a reflection of other criminogenic dynamics at the neighborhood level or whether schools influence neighborhood crime patterns independently of other established structural predictors.

  Keywords: whether schools crime neighborhood remains unclear relationship reflection criminogenic dynamics level influence patterns independently established