Neighborhoods with high arts participation are in the top 25% in terms of safety.
Arts participation correlates with lower rates of juvenile delinquency and truancy. Disadvantaged nieghborhoods that have the highest rates of arts participation consistently have among the lowest rates of juvenile delinquency incidents.
Stern, M. & Seifert, S. (2002, January). Culture Builds Community Evaluation: Summary Report [Electronic version]. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Social Impact of the Arts Project. Retrieved 27 February 2018 from
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