An area that experiences high crime rates can obtain a reputation as a ‘bad area’ that can last for generations
Easter House (Glasgow)
In the 1980/90s it had a bad reputation for gangs, violent crimes and drugs.
Easter House (Glasgow)
An investment has been made in the last decade to build new homes and more shops. An the crime rates in Easter house have fallen.
In the most recent study (2018) of economic and social costs of crime, England and Wales found it amounted to £50 billion for crimes against the individual and £9 billion for crimes against businesse.
Castlemilk (Glasgow)
Crime rates here are high, so there’s no shops around (closest is 3 miles away) as no shops want to relocate there. This absence in shops correlates to higher crime rates.
