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Neighborhood income, alcohol availability, and crime rates

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Gyimah-Brempong, K. Neighborhood income, alcohol availability, and crime rates. Rev Black Polit Econ 33, 21–44 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12114-006-1002-9

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