Neighborhood Blight and Building

This study contains data files describing elements of blight, social disorder, and development in Boston during the year 2011. This includes: fires, constituent requests for service (including complaints of deterioration), inspections violations, foreclosures and related housing information, 911 reports, and building permits. All data connect into the Geographic Infrastructure for the City of Boston included in the Boston Area Research Initiative's Dataverse. These data were submitted as a whole to TopCoder for the Catalyst grant award for the submission, "Identifying factors that predict neighborhood health concerns."