Correlation Between Police And Crime Rates

In Freakonomics, the correlation between an increase of police and crime rates is discussed. In the beginning, it 's proven that when mayors higher extra police even when the crime rates are low, the ratios are better than the cities with no extra police. Later on, it 's discussed how smart policing and better strategies can also lower crime rates.

In Criminology, the examination of the correlation between police and crime proves that the number of police officers does not affect the crime rates. The section discusses studies done by the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department where the police districts were divided into three groups: one where police numbers remained normal, one where police numbers substantially increased, and one where …show more content…
To increase police numbers, the Street Crime Initiative was introduced. The SCI is providing additional resources to provide better policing techniques in areas with high crime rates. The results showed that the areas provided with the SCI decreased in crime rates. Though the results overall showed a decrease, the article furthers on into facts that could have skewed the outcome. The police were free to implement the policy in whichever way they felt was the best as long as it helped fight crime. There 's also the chance that crime rates were transferred over to nearby areas without the SCI where the chance of being caught is lower. Overall, the SCI has been proven to not only be financially beneficial, but socially beneficial as …show more content…
In the first article, it 's proven that police numbers are not as effective as the problem-solving technique. Meaning that when police numbers increase, there 's no correlation with crime rates; whereas when the technique of a police officer is more focused, the crime rates decreased. In the second article, it 's shown that police numbers are positively correlated with crime rates. Signifying that though it costs more to increase the number of police, it 's less than the cost the crimes create resulting in the beneficial outcome of higher numbers of police. In the last article, it 's established that the certainty is more efficient than the severity. Indicating that when the police numbers expand, the crime rates are likely to lower because the people are more concerned about the fact of getting punished rather than the intensity of the punishment. Overall, the research has proven that the increase of police numbers or the improving of policing strategies does lower crime