Does Community Policing Work? A Global Meta-Analysis on Crime Reduction
This brief discusses how community policing can reduce rates of burglary, most gun- and drug-related crime, robbery, most Part 1 crimes, and overall fear of crime.
Adapted from Ekici, N., Akdogan, H., Kelly, R., & Gultekin, S. (2022). A meta-analysis of the impact of community policing on crime reduction. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 7(3), 111-121. https://doi.org/10.35502/jcswb.244
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