{"__content__"=>"\n Objectives\n \n \n Methods\n \n \n Results\n \n \n Conclusions\n \n ", "p"=>[{"__content__"=>"Examine if the building of five Major League Soccer (MLS) stadiums affected pre-existing spatial and temporal crime patterns in the area surrounding the stadiums during and after construction. Analysis of pre- during- and post- construction hot spots and trends allow for a natural experiment."}, {"__content__"=>"Property and violent crime data were gathered from publicly available crime data. Hot spots analyses assessed whether there were spatial shifts in crime across pre-, during, and post-construction periods. Time-series analyses examined aggregate crime trends over the same intervals."}, {"__content__"=>"Findings do not indicate stadium construction sites generate more crimes surrounding the stadiums during and after construction. Changes in crime distributions trends were not directly attributable to stadium construction."}, {"__content__"=>"The development of “dead zones” surrounding stadiums during construction and increases in capable guardianship may prevent increases in crime. Null findings provide a positive outlook for future stadium construction projects."}]}