This study evaluated the Dayton Foot Patrol Program (DFPP). The DFPP spanned 28 weeks. During the DFPP, patrol officers were asked to conduct foot patrol in six hot spots located in the downtown business district for at least 2 hours a day but used their discretion to determine when, which hot spot, how long, and in which ways to patrol. On average, roughly 9 hours of foot patrol were conducted each day during the DFPP. Pre–post comparison statistics and pooled time series count regression models were estimated. The DFPP was linked to reductions in total crime in initial analyses, but only disorder crime incidents were statistically significantly reduced once the outcome was disaggregated into crime-specific outcomes. A diffusion of crime control benefits to nearby areas was also observed. The study’s implications are that foot patrol can be implemented with fewer personnel resources and still produce crime reductions in downtown business districts.

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代顿徒步巡逻计划：对中央商务区热点徒步巡逻的评估

这项研究评估了代顿足部巡逻计划（DFPP）。DFPP历时28周。在DFPP期间，巡逻人员被要求每天在市区商业区的六个热点地区进行步行巡逻，每天至少2个小时，但他们会自行决定何时，在哪个热点，持续多长时间以及以哪种方式巡逻。DFPP期间平均每天进行约9个小时的步行巡逻。估计了前后比较统计数据和汇总的时间序列计数回归模型。DFPP与初始分析中减少的总犯罪率相关，但是一旦将结果分解为针对特定犯罪的结果，则只有无序犯罪事件在统计上显着减少。还观察到犯罪控制惠益扩散到附近地区。