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Keith Powell: Nice Place Property Management Director on the link found between more Airbnbs and higher crime rates

Published: Oct. 30, 2023, 7:25 p.m.

Auckland University researchers have identified links between more Airbnbs in neighbourhoods and higher crime-rates.\xa0

The findings \u2014which use Auckland region census data\u2014 show it leads to lower house prices.\xa0

It highlights how Airbnbs replace long-term owner occupiers with short term occupants, which can erode the anti-crime capability of the community.\xa0

Higher density neighbourhoods \u2014like those with apartments\u2014 are more affected than areas with single family houses.\xa0

Nice Place Property Management Director, Keith Powell, told Mike Hosking that it's hard to pinpoint.\xa0

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