Abstract
Mobile home communities are viewed negatively, as non-residents and municipalities often see them as being a source of declining property values and escalating rates of crime and other social maladies in surrounding areas. Despite the prevalence of such beliefs, empirical tests of their veracity have been rare. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the presence of mobile home communities significantly affects violent and property crime in surrounding blocks. Using official reports of crime and Census data from Omaha, Nebraska, results of bivariate and multivariate analyses showed minimal evidence that crime spills over around mobile home communities. The implications of these findings for researchers as well as cities, towns, and other municipalities considering the development of mobile home communities are also explored.
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