Impact of a Crime Prevention Ordinance for Small Retail Establishments

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• Personal Author:
  Casteel C ; Davis J ; Menéndez CC
• Description:
  Background: Ordinances requiring the implementation of robbery prevention measures have been enacted at the city level in many jurisdictions. We evaluated the impact of an ordinance requiring crime prevention measures on subsequent crime rates. Methods: 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 linear mixed models were used to compare rates of crime before and after the implementation of the ordinance. Results: Robberies decreased significantly after the ordinance went into effect (rate ratio = 0.38; 95% confidence interval 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. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Safety Small Business Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Built Environment Models Preventive Measures Protective Measures Safety Measures Small Business Small Businesses Theft Prevention Work Environment Workers Worker Safety Workplace Workplace Violence

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 7 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  488-495
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062247
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2021 Jun; 64(6):488-495
• Contact Point Address:
  Jonathan Davis, Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, 2195 Westlawn, Iowa City, IA 52242-5000
• Email:
  jonathan-a-davis@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1ab8e5dabc5a45b4107fb3d9b18a13c0c07ed8da59d24b2bce42cb5a87be366d3cbcc72903b351276fa489f15b847450c5aca3dbb2eb6cbc1172c0aeb85975c0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225535/cdc_225535_DS1.pdf
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