NCJ Number
27291
Date Published
1974
Length
49 pages
Annotation
THE LEXINGTON (KY) TAKE-HOME CAR PROGRAM HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY.
Abstract
THESE INCLUDE REDUCTIONS IN OVERALL CRIME RATES AND IN DOLLAR SAVINGS. ROBBERY RATES SHOWED THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DECREASE. COST SAVINGS WERE PROJECTED FOR FIVE YEARS BASED ON A COMPARISON WITH POOL VEHICLE COSTS.