Program Profile: Operation Impact (Newark, New Jersey)

This was a saturation foot-patrol initiative that aimed to reduce violent crime.

Evidence Rating: Promising | One study

Date:

This was a saturation foot-patrol initiative implemented in Newark, N.J., in 2008 that aimed to reduce violent crime. The program is rated Promising. The target area that implemented the initiative experienced statistically significant reductions in overall violence and incidences of aggravated assault and shootings, compared with the control area. However, there was no statistically significant effect on incidences of murder or robbery.

A Promising rating implies that implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s).

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Program Snapshot

Geography: Urban

Setting (Delivery): High Crime Neighborhoods/Hot Spots

Program Type: Community-Oriented Policing, Foot Patrol, General deterrence, Violence Prevention

Current Program Status: Not Active

Program Developer:
Garry McCarthy
Police Superintendent
Chicago Police Department, Office of the Superintendent

3510 South Michigan Avenue
IL 60653
United States

Phone: 312.745.6100

Program Director:
Steve Georgas
Deputy Chief
Chicago Police Department

3510 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60653
United States

Phone: 312.745.6210

Researcher:
Eric L. Piza
School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University

123 Washington Street, Fifth Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
United States

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Eric L. Piza
School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University

123 Washington Street, Fifth Floor
NJ 07102
United States

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