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CLEVELAND - POLICE DEPARTMENT - MOTORIZED BEAT PATROL

NCJ Number
41603
Date Published
1977
Length
48 pages
Annotation
THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS GRANT WAS THE OVERALL REDUCTION OF CRIME THROUGH THE DEPLOYMENT OF SPECIALIZED SCOOTER TYPE VEHICLES, MANNED BY 33 EXPERIENCED POLICE OFFICERS OPERATING IN ALL SIX POLICE DISTRICTS.
Abstract
SPECIAL EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON HIGH CRIME AREAS AND DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND (OH). THIS REPORT PRESENTS TABULAR DATA ON THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BEAT ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE MOTORIZED BEAT PATROL, MONTHLY (SEPTEMBER 1976 THROUGH FEBRUARY 1977) DEPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR DOWNTOWN AREA DETAILS, AND MONTHLY ACTION STATISTICS FOR THE ENTIRE PATROL. UNIFORM CRIME COMPARISON REPORTS SHOW A REDUCTION IN ALMOST EVERY CRIME CATEGORY....ELW