Dallas, TX partnered with UTSA criminologists to reduce violent crime through data-driven policing
Dallas, TX data-driven policing to reduce violent crime
The Dallas Police Department partnered with University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) criminologists to develop a violent crime reduction strategy using evidence-based practices. The strategy was created based on a hybrid of historic/predictive data modeling and integrated deterrence methods. The strategy involved identifying higher crime areas and either assigning more officers to that zone or apply more focus on a small percentage of offenders responsible for most of the crime.
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Plan by UTSA professors, Dallas PD and City of Dallas is reducing violent crime | UTSA Today | UTSA | The University of Texas at San Antonio
Dallas police chief to present 2021 violent crime reduction plan | wfaa.com
Overall violent crime in Dallas is on the rise. Garcia's plan outlines strategies like targeting high-crime hotspots, community-based solutions and more green spaces
Project Succeeded
As a result of this data-driven approach, the city experienced a 14.5% overall reduction in violent crime from the previous year meanwhile all arrests dropped by more than half. The violent crime rates in the targeted areas dropped by almost 50% on average without the cost of a significant increase in overall arrests.
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