Immigration and crime in an era of transformation: a longitudinal analysis of homicides in San Diego neighborhoods, 1980-2000

The study examines the effects of immigration on neighborhood-level homicide trends in San Diego, California, using data on racially/ethnically disaggregated homicide victims and community structural indicators from 1980 to 2000. Findings reveal that the increased size of the immigrant population reduces lethal violence over time, specifically that neighborhoods with a larger number of immigrants have fewer total, non-Latino White, and Latino homicide victims.