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This is a Hedonic Pricing Model study (also classified as: Observed Data Analysis).

Are residential crimes the same? Evidence from the link between house prices and crime levels in South Africa

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Analysis reveals a connection between residential crimes and property values, suggesting implications for urban policy.

Burglary shows a strong negative correlation with house prices, indicating it affects property values more than robbery.
In Randburg, burglary negatively impacts prices by 0.85%, while robbery increases property values, revealing complex crime dynamics.
The study utilized a semi-log hedonic pricing model to analyze 89,573 property sales and crime incidents across five towns.
Findings stress the need for policy consideration of crime types and locations in housing market planning.

Akinsomi et al. (2025) studied this question.

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