Sentences with phrase «reduction in crime»

The title referred to the historic reductions in crime he claimed credit for.

That week and the couple of weeks following saw a 35 per cent reduction in crime.

This program's greening efforts have been associated with significant reductions in crime in the Philadelphia area.

Police statistics show what Miner calls a significant reduction in crime in that neighborhood.

«In fact, this report shows evidence that police forces, like Staffordshire and Cleveland, which have used fairer stop and search tactics have not only seen reductions in crimes rates in line with overall trends, but have also increased public confidence in the police.»

«Given a city like Philadelphia's prior experience with gun violence, the 29 percent reduction in crime reported in this trial could translate into hundreds of fewer shootings each year if the vacant land interventions tested here were scaled beyond just the locations of the study,» said Branas.

In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, he created the first counterterrorism bureau of any municipal police department and oversaw a drastic reduction in crime.

«I'd like to have them take a retrospective on what happened in the last 11 years of the Bloomberg administration and commit to continuing these policies and practices,» said Kelly, who has credited Mayor Michael Bloomberg's tactics for vast reductions in crime, including the lowest murder rate in the city's history.

«The hard work of the men and woman of the NYPD is self - evident, but it is also supported by sustained reduction in crime,» O'Neill said.

«The huge reduction in crime to date is testament to all the hard work that has been put into developing this important partnership and this briefing proved a great opportunity to discuss the challenges the caravan industry is facing and look at how we can work together going forward.»

Mr McNulty said: «We have already seen massive reductions in crime in this country - 8.4 million fewer crimes committed last year than in 1995 - and I am encouraged by the latest police and BCS crime statistics.

«The committee concludes that a prison system which effectively rehabilitates a smaller number of offenders, while other offenders are rehabilitated through robust community sentences, has the potential to bring about a bigger reduction in crime,» MPs found.

Former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton famously implemented the policy during his first stint atop the department under then - Mayor Rudolph Giuliani — and was credited with achieving remarkable reductions in the crime rate.

They're one of the ways that we can bring police and community closer together,» said de Blasio, who spoke at the Ingersoll Houses in Brooklyn, a public housing complex that has seen an 18 - percent reduction in crime since last year.

«We think these are both ill - considered bills which would put the public and our police officers in real serious danger and could reverse the striking, dramatic and wonderful reduction in crime that this city has experienced over the last 10 years or 20 years,» Bloomberg said Monday.

In addition to a significant overall reduction in crime, police reports also indicated as much as a 29 percent reduction in gun violence, a 22 percent decrease in burglaries, and a 30 percent reduction in nuisances for neighborhoods below the poverty line.

But evidence greening actually causesa reduction in crime has proved elusive, making it harder to lobby for public action — until now.

My reading of that is that the detention is otherwise justified, and the purported reduction in crime is being touted as a benefit of stopping the practice of releasing the detained.

He very likely will assign himself some measure of credit for New York City's historic reduction in crime, and why not?

Educated the community in safety and crime prevention tactics that led to a 10 % reduction in the crime rate

The commission argued that where police forces improve the proportionality of their stop - and - search procedures there is a significant reduction in crime and increased public confidence in the police.

Both residential burglary and drug crime decreased in the casino area (again though, not significantly from a statistical perspective) and there were reductions in these crimes in the buffer areas.

Dude, I really do respect the depth of your faith, but claiming that there will be a reduction in crime if we all repent is just ludicrous.

And during the same period we also saw a reduction in crime.

He touted the creation of 23,000 housing units, a drop in unemployment, new commercial development and reductions in crime.

At 8 a.m., London's deputy mayor for policing and crime, Stephen Greenhalgh, discusses law enforcement budgets, reductions in crime and technology during an event as part of the Citizens Crime Commission of NYC's «Milstein Criminal Justice Policy Forum» series; Sea Level Cafe, Emigrant Savings Bank, 6 E. 43rd St., Manhattan.

Security is not total absence of crime, it is reduction in crime to the extent that it takes away the fear of crime and the few that occur, and action is taken.»

«As a parent as much as a politician, I say we have to accept that current policy has not achieved the reductions in crime or consumption that we'd hoped for.»

While attributing the reduction in crime within the state capital to the strict adherence of the residents to the Benin cultural values and norms, he assured the Oba that the police would continue to do their best to protect lives and property in the state.

De Blasio spent nearly the entire debate touting his record, including universal pre-kindergarten, the creation of affordable housing, reduction in crime, reforms to policing, improvements in educational achievement, and a stronger economy.

He also cited a reduction in crime during his time as county executive.

David Dinkins is responsible for the beginning of the reduction in crime, and when the tide starts to turn, these four guys were there making sure investment came to Harlem.

Advocates point to evidence of benefits from police use of similar devices: reduced use of force, reduced complaints against officers, a reduction in crime and improved evidence gathering.

A third possibility is that the reduction in crime comes from the skills students gain by attending a higher - quality school.

I consider four possible explanations for the reduction in crime among high - risk lottery winners.

In addition, if most children attend a high - quality pre-K program, then the improvements in academic performance, the reductions in crime and school failure, and the boosts to employment and earnings may be reinforcing and could produce much larger prekindergarten effects than those we have estimated in our analysis.

For instance, there is anecdotal evidence to suggest that installing blue - coloured streetlights can lead to a reduction in crime.

But here's something we do know for certain: Incarcerating offenders for longer periods results in increased prison costs to the taxpayer, which aren't necessarily offset by any reduction in crime.

The report, compiled by HRSA and ACF, documents improvements by most states in the six MIECHV benchmark areas: maternal and child health (81 % of states), prevention of abuse and neglect (66 %), school readiness (85 %), reduction in crime or domestic violence (70 %), family economic self - sufficiency (85 %), and coordination of community resources and supports (85 %).

And research has shown that taxpayers receive a high average return on investments in high - quality early childhood education, with savings in areas like improved educational outcomes, increased labor productivity, and a reduction in crime.

Seventy percent of MIECHV supported programs demonstrated a reduction in crime or domestic violence.