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Impact of a Crime Prevention Ordinance for Small Retail Establishments
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6 2021
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Source: Am J Ind Med. 64(6):488-495
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Alternative Title:Am J Ind Med
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Description:Objective:
We evaluated the impact of an ordinance requiring crime prevention measures on crime rates.
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Crime reports for robbery and aggravated assault from January 2006 through December 2015 were linked to randomly selected convenience stores and small retail grocers in Houston (n=293). Store characteristics and compliance with a list of safety measures were collected by surveyors in 2011. Generalized estimating equations were used to compare rates of crime before and after the implementation of the ordinance.
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Robberies decreased significantly after the ordinance went into effect (RR=0.38; 0.29,0.51). No individual safety measure was associated with decreased robbery rates. No similar decrease was observed for aggravated assault.
Conclusions:
City ordinances mandating crime prevention measures can be effective. We could not parse out the effectiveness of individual elements, suggesting a comprehensive approach may be more effective.
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Pubmed ID:33682159
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC11070224
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Volume:64
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Issue:6
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