OREGON - CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU - EVALUATION REPORT NUMBER 1

• NCJ Number: 26207
• Author(s): D Gray
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 10 pages
• Grant Number(s): 74-NI-10-0002
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Oregon Law Enforcement Council
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EVALUATION OF A CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM AIMED AT REDUCING BURGLARY AND ROBBERY RATES IN THE CITY OF PORTLAND (OR) THROUGH A PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM.

Abstract

COMPLIANCE WITH PROGRAM OBJECTIVES OF HOLDING CITIZEN GROUP MEETINGS, MARKING PROPERTY WITH IDENTIFYING MARKS, DEVELOPING BUILDING SECURITY CODES AND UTILIZING THE MASS MEDIA IS NOTED. PRELIMINARY DATA INDICATE A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN THE BURGLARY RATES OF HOUSEHOLDS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU PROGRAM BY MARKING THEIR PROPERTY AND DISPLAYING STICKERS. THE RATE DROPS FROM 100 TO 1000 TO ABOUT 4 IN 1000. THESE FINDINGS ARE NOT BASED ON RANDOM SAMPLING OR UNIFORM DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES, BUT ARE DERIVED FROM AGENCY FILE DATA. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)