SEATTLE - COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION - BURGLARY REDUCTION - EVALUATION OF FIRST-YEAR RESULTS, JULY 1, 1973 - JUNE 30, 1974

• NCJ Number: 27656
• Author(s): K E MATHEWS
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 24 pages
• Grant Number(s): 1161
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; Washington Law and Justice Planning Office
• Corporate Author: Seattle Law and Justice Planning Office
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROJECT, DESIGNED TO DECREASE BURGLARIES THROUGH BLOCK WATCH ORGANIZATIONS, PROPERTY MARKING, AND HOME SECURITY INSPECTIONS IS DEMONSTRATED IN THIS PROGRAM ASSESSMENT.

Abstract

THE ASSUMPTIONS OF THIS PROJECT WERE THAT BY PROVIDING THESE BURGLARY PREVENTION SERVICES, SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY RATES AND SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THE PROPORTION OF BURGLARY-IN-PROGRESS TO TOTAL BURGLARY CALLS WOULD BE FOUND IN THE AREAS SERVED BY THE PROGRAM. PROJECT OPERATIONS ARE DESCRIBED AND THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS SERVED BY THE PROGRAM IS INDICATED. BURGLARY RATES FOR THE THREE AREAS SERVED WERE COMPARED TO AREAS NOT RECEIVING THESE SERVICES. A RANDOM 20 PERCENT SAMPLING OF INSPECTED RESIDENCES AS OF JUNE, 1974, INDICATED THAT 37.8 PERCENT HAD IMPLEMENTED THE SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN 90 DAYS. AN ANALYSIS OF AVERAGE MONTHLY CHANGE IN RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY FROM THE PRE TO TEST PERIOD SHOWED A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE WHEN COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE CITY MINUS THE EXPERIMENTAL SECTORS. AN ANALYSIS OF RESIDENT'S SELF-REPORT OF BURGLARY SIX MONTH PRIOR AND SUBSEQUENT TO RECEPT OF SERVICES SHOWED A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN BURGLARY (32.8 PERCENT) FOR PARTICIPATING HOUSEHOLDS. OTHER DATA ANALYSES PERFORMED ARE ALSO DESCRIBED.