THIS STUDY ANALYZED THE DENSITY OF CRIME IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING POLICE PRECINCT STATIONS (WITHIN 0.6 OF A MILE), THE DENSITY OF CRIME IN THE PRECINCT AS A WHOLE, AND CHANGES IN DENSITY AS DISTANCE FROM THE STATION INCREASES. DATA INCLUDED ALL BURGLARIES, ROBBERIES, AND ASSAULTS REPORTED JULY 1, 1974 THROUGH JUNE 30, 1975, PLUS A 25 PERCENT SAMPLE OF LARCENIES AND VANDALISMS AND A 20 PERCENT SAMPLE OF AUTO THEFTS. THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE REPORT CONSISTS OF TABLES, FIGURES, AND MAPS WHICH PRESENT THE FINDINGS GRAPHICALLY. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SHOWED THE FOLLOWING: (1) THERE IS NO CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF LESS CRIME IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF PRECINCT STATIONS COMPARED WITH THE PRECINCT AS A WHOLE, AND (2) THERE IS NO CONSISTENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISTANCE FROM THE STATION AND CRIME DENSITY. IN FACT, SEVERAL GRAPHS SHOW A DECLINE IN CRIME DENSITY AS DISTANCE FROM THE STATION INCREASES. THIS IS NOTED, BUT NO EXPLANATION IS FOUND. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE CLOSING OF A STATION WOULD NOT MATERIALLY AFFECT CRIME RATES IN AN AREA, BUT THAT THOROUGH STUDY SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE RECOMMENDING ANY SUCH CLOSING. (GLR)