Eugenia South of the Perelman School of Medicine weighed in on a study that linked the demolition of abandoned buildings in Detroit to a decline in gun violence, saying that additional factors may also have contributed to the drop. “Perhaps the areas that received demolitions has stronger city council advocacy, which would mean they likely had other benefits and services that could be responsible for violence reduction, not the demolitions themselves,” she said.

July 31, 2019 ・ From Newsweek