Over the past decade Medford Oregon expanded their Neighborhood Watch
program and increased the number of neighborhood watch groups they have
in each section of the city. Using robust panel regression analysis we studied
what effect this program had on crime rates of the treated areas. Our data
included total number of crimes across 7 years from 2007 to 2013 and across
the 7 areas, or beats, recognized by the Medford Police Department, each of
which had a varying number of active neighborh...
The Effect of Neighborhood Watch Programs on Neighborhood Crime in Medford Oregon
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- University University of Oregon
- Program Sustainable City Year Program
- Sustainable Development Goals 16 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions
- Focus Areas Equity
- Discipline Economics
- University Department Economics
- Lead Local Gov / Community Partner Org Name Medford