Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS)
Axios
Policing
Problems addressed
Robberies
Traffic accidents
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Life periods served
People of all ages
Where the program was applied
Community (streets or community centers)
Country of application
United States
Description

This is a strategy for the analysis of data related to traffic accidents and other crimes based on the place of occurrence. The objective is to determine where incidents occur disproportionately (“hot spots”) and, based on geolocation, create an integrated operational plan with traffic control mechanisms and strategic operations, including monitoring, data sharing, and community assessment.

Impact evaluations

One impact evaluation showed that the program produced an 88% decrease in retail theft and a 24% decrease in robberies, and the results lasted up to three years after the intervention [1].
Another evaluation showed that the program reduced total crime and vehicle collisions by 39.5%, but these results were not statistically significant [2].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Bryant, K. M., Collins, G. & Villa, J. (2014). An Evaluation of Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety in Shawnee, Kansas: 2010-2013. Bureau of Justice Assistance [U.S. Department of Justice]; Smart Policing Initiative; Shawnee Police Department. https://www.smart-policing.com/sites/default/files/Shawnee%20KS%20PD%20…

[2] Bryant, K. M., Collins, G. M. & White, M. D. (2014). Shawnee, Kansas, Smart Policing Initiative: Reducing Crime and Automobile Collisions through Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS). Bureau of Justice Assistance [U.S. Department of Justice]. https://www.smart-policing.com/sites/default/files/spotlights/Shawnee%2…

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