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Storefront police offices, door-to-door contact between police and citizens, and formation of neighborhood organizations reduce fear and levels of crime in poor and middle-income neighborhoods, researchers for the Center for Urban Affairs Policy Research (CUAPR) have determined.
On the other hand, newsletters featuring information about local crime, follow-up visits by police to crime victims and active enforcement of public conduct laws did little to allay fears or make the streets safer, CUAPR found in a study of neighborhoods in Houston and Newark, N.J.
One other finding of interest: The successful strategies worked best for white, middle-class homeowners and worst for black renters.
