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Data-Informed and Place-Based Violent Crime Prevention: The Kansas City, Missouri Risk-Based Policing Initiative

Caplan, Joel M., Kennedy, Leslie W., Drawve, Grant, Baughman, Jonas H.·2021·Police Quarterly

Abstract

The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department sought to reduce violent crime with an evidence-based approach to problem analysis and intervention planning. Informed by hot spot analysis and risk terrain modeling, police and their community partners implemented a place-based crime intervention program focused on key attractors and generators of the environmental backcloth. Target and comparison areas were selected for an outcome evaluation. During the 1-year program time period, violent crimes decreased significantly by over 22%. There was both a significant spatial diffusion of benefits and significantly fewer police officer-initiated actions resulting in arrests or citations. Crime prevention was achieved without an abundance of law enforcement actions against people located at the target areas. Implications for policy and practice are discussed within the contexts of police responses to urgent crime problems and data analytics.

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  • Hot spot maps/lists are also utilized in intelligence bulletins, which encompass criminal resumés and additional intelligence on prolific offenders in specific hot spots.

    “Hot spot maps/lists are also utilized in intelligence bulletins, which encompass criminal resumés and additional intelligence on prolific offenders in specific hot spots (e.g., Caplan et al., 2021).”
  • Prospective hot spot methods differ from retrospective hot spot methods as they create a dynamic aggregation of crime risk zones centered around each criminal incident, providing a more short-term and forward-looking perspective.

    “These methods differ from retrospective hot spot methods as they create a dynamic aggregation of crime risk zones centered around each criminal incident, providing a more short-term and forward-looking perspective (Caplan et al., 2021;Kennedy et al., 2022).”
  • Most place-based policing studies also quantified crime displacement effects, including the diffusion of crime control benefits to adjacent areas.

    “In addition to analyzing the effects on crime, most place-based policing studies also quantified crime displacement effects, including the diffusion of crime control benefits (a concept introduced by Clarke & Weisburd, 1994) to adjacent areas (e.g.Ariel et al., 2016;Caplan et al., 2021;Collazos et al., 2020;Corsaro et al., 2021;Lum et al., 2011;Rosenfeld et al., 2014;Santos & Santos, 2015;Telep et”
  • These deliberative structures provided a platform for discussing tactical decisions, addressing requirements in the police intelligence infrastructure, and ensuring accountability among stakeholders.

    “These structures provided a platform for discussing tactical decisions, addressing requirements in the police intelligence infrastructure, and ensuring accountability among stakeholders (e.g., Ariel et al., 2020;Caplan et al., 2021;Ratcliffe et al., 2021;Santos & Santos, 2016).”
  • Cooperation and deliberation play a crucial role in mitigating treatment integrity failures.

    “As mentioned earlier, cooperation and deliberation play a crucial role in mitigating treatment integrity failures (Ariel et al., 2020;Caplan et al., 2021;Ratcliffe et al., 2021;Santos & Santos, 2016).”

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Authors
Caplan, J. M., Kennedy, L. W., Drawve, G., & Baughman, J. H.
Affiliations
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
  • University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
  • Kansas City Missouri Police Department (US)
Corresponding author
Caplan, Joel M.
Venue
Police Quarterly
Published
2021-03-17
Volume
24
Issue
4
Pages
438-464
ISSN
  • 1098-6111 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-745X
OpenAlex
W3136705899
Cited by
22
References
2
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 1
FWCI
4.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Police Quarterly (publishedVersion)
  • Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University) (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
violent crime prevention, hot spot analysis, risk terrain modeling, environmental criminology, police use of force, community policing

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