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In the first six months of operation, low-level crime went down 34% in the places where STAR was operating, and a visit from the STAR team cost 23% of a police visit.

The study also found a dramatic reduction in the cost of response for individual calls. Dee said they calculated the cost for STAR came out to be $151 on average for each of the criminal offenses reduced, based on the program’s budget and the estimated 1,400 crimes reduced. That’s more than four times less expensive than the typical law enforcement response with an estimated average of $646 for minor criminal offenses. “Arresting the person, processing them in jail, keeping them in jail, prosecuting a low-level offense, the cost is over four times larger,” Dee said. “What this suggests to us is that community response programs, like STAR, are not only effective, they’re extraordinarily cost-effective.”
A study out of Stanford University found promising results from the first six months of the program. The study, co-authored by Professor Thomas Dee, saw a 34% drop in low-level crimes reported in precincts STAR was operating from June 2020 to December of that year, compared to precincts where the program didn’t have a presence.
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HDpubliusmaximus.bsky.social

Are STAR folks paid on par with armed response? I'm a bit afraid that the cost savings comes from underpaying folks.

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troyliss.bsky.social

Some similar moves in Alberta and BC www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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GDitisgeorge.bsky.social

Hey do you have a link to this? I've been working on similar programs up here in WA and I've been looking for data on the effectiveness of different models

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BPmreauow.bsky.social

This sounds wonderful. Which of course means that there's a certain segment of our population who is absolutely going to hate it. Let's drown them out with praise for this kind of system.

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Courtney Milan
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She/her. I write books about carriages, corsets, and smartwatches. Mother of (emoji) dinosaurs 🦖🦕. 羽生結弦 fan. Fan of tea. This biography should not be taken as a complete description. courtneymilan.com
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