NCJ Number
36618
Date Published
1976
Length
7 pages
Annotation
FINAL REPORT ON AN ATLANTA IMPACT CITIES PROJECT TO EXPAND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S HELICOPTER PATROL TO A FULL TIME AERIAL WATCH OPERATION TO REDUCE THE CITY'S RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY RATE BY 30 PERCENT IN TWO YEARS.
Abstract
EQUIPMENT, PERSONNEL, FUNDING, AND WEATHER PROBLEMS RESTRICTING PATROL TIME AND EFFECTIVENESS ARE DISCUSSED. IT WAS FOUND THAT, ALTHOUGH THE PROJECT WAS NOT A TOTAL SUCCESS AS RELATED TO ITS STATED GOALS, THERE WAS A 10.9 PERCENT DECREASE IN RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES AND A 3.8 PERCENT DECREASE IN COMMERCIAL BURGLARIES FROM 1973 TO 1975. A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE HELICOPTER GRANT FOR THE FOUR QUARTER PERIOD ENDING MARCH, 1976 IS APPENDED.