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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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