The Effects of Hot Spots Policing on Crime

Braga, Anthony A.

doi:10.1177/000271620157800107

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The Effects of Hot Spots Policing on Crime

Braga, Anthony A.·2001·The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

DOI 10.1177/000271620157800107

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In recent years, researchers have argued that police actions should be focused on high-risk crime places rather than spread thinly across the urban landscape. This review examines the available evaluation evidence on the effects of concentrating police enforcement efforts on crime hot spots. Five randomized experiments and four nonequivalent control group quasi-experiments were identified. The findings of these evaluations suggest that focused police actions can prevent crime and disorder in crime hot spots. These studies also suggest that focused police actions at specific locations do not necessarily result in crime displacement. Unintended crime prevention benefits were also associated with the hot spots policing programs. Although these evaluations reveal that these programs work in preventing crime, additional research is needed to unravel other important policy-relevant issues such as community reaction to focused police enforcement efforts.

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Authors: Braga, A. A.
Affiliations: Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author: Braga, Anthony A.
ORCID: Braga, Anthony A.
Venue: The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2001-11
Volume: 578
Issue: 1
Pages: 104-125
ISSN: 0002-7162 (ISSN-L)
1552-3349
DOI: 10.1177/000271620157800107
OpenAlex: W2101665746
Cited by: 390
References: 64
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 26 · 2018: 23 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 26 · 2015: 31 · 2014: 26 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 29
FWCI: 23.42
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (publishedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policing Practices and Perceptions
Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
Keywords: hot spot policing, crime prevention, crime displacement, crime hotspots, randomized experiments, quasi-experimental evaluation, urban crime

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