Program Profile: Police Substation Within a Business Improvement District in Newark, New Jersey

This is a police substation operating within a business improvement district with the goal of reducing crime in the target area.

Evidence Rating: Promising | One study

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This is a police substation operating within a business improvement district in Newark (N.J.) with the goal of reducing crime in the target area. The program is rated Promising. There were statistically significant reductions in burglary and motor vehicle theft in the treated area compared with a control area over the entire 6-year postintervention period. There were no statistically significant differences in robbery, aggravated assault, or theft from auto.

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): Other Community Setting, High Crime Neighborhoods/Hot Spots

Program Type: Community-Oriented Policing, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design/Design Against Crime, Situational Crime Prevention, Violence Prevention

Current Program Status: Active