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Texas State University

eCommons@Texas State University
Applied Research Projects, Texas State
University-San Marcos

Public Administration Program

4-1-2009

An Evaluation of the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Crime in New Orleans, Louisiana
Kevin L. Bailey
Texas State University-San Marcos, Dept. of Political Science, Public Administration Program, kevinbailey444@hotmail.com

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Bailey, Kevin L., "An Evaluation of the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Crime in New Orleans, Louisiana" (2009). Applied Research
Projects, Texas State University-San Marcos. Paper 304. http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/304 This Research Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Public Administration Program at eCommons@Texas State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Applied Research Projects, Texas State University-San Marcos by an authorized administrator of eCommons@Texas
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An Evaluation of the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Crime in
New Orleans, Louisiana
By:
Kevin Bailey

An Applied Research Project
(Political Science 5397)
Submitted to the Department of Political Science
Texas State University – San Marcos
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Masters of Public Administration
(Spring 2009)

Faculty Approval:

____________________________
Dr. Hassan Tajalli

____________________________
Dr. Dianne Rahm

_____________________________
Julia Weathersbee

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Abstract

This Applied Research Project is an explanatory study that evaluates the impact of Hurricane Katrina on crime rates in New Orleans. By analyzing existing data from the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Census, this research measures crime trends in New Orleans from January 2002 through December 2007. The findings of this research suggest that some types of crime increased after this disaster, while others


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