Babak
Heydari
Assistant Professor or Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Babak Heydari in the Press
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An increase in Airbnb rentals is linked to more crime in some Boston neighborhoods, a new study finds
An uptick in crime in certain Boston neighborhoods appears to be linked to the introduction of Airbnb rentals, according to a study out of Northeastern University.
Boston Herald
Study from Northeastern links violent crime surges in Boston neighborhoods to Airbnb vacation rentals
The peer-reviewed study looked at Airbnb housing data in Boston from 2011 to 2018, data from Northeastern, and 911 dispatches from that same time period. Northeastern professors examined violent and nonviolent crime reports, and found that violent crime tended to rise about a year or two after an increase in Airbnbs. The housing data used in the […]
Airbnb raises violent crime rates in cities as long-term residents are pushed out, says US study
“It’s not the number of Airbnb tourists who stay in a neighborhood that causes an increase in criminal activities,” said Professor Babak Heydari from Northeastern University.
Why Do Some Crimes Increase When Airbnbs Come to Town?
Researchers from Northeastern University reviewed data in Boston from 2011 to 2018, a period of both sustained growth in Airbnb listings and growing concerns about crime. They found that certain violent crimes—fights, robberies, reports of someone wielding a knife—tended to increase in a neighborhood a year or more after the number of Airbnbs increased—a sign, […]
