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Well broken windows worked didn't it? NYC went from being the most dangerous city in the US to one of the safest.
by tus87 7y ago
Well broken windows worked didn't it? NYC went from being the most dangerous city in the US to one of the safest.
- gabelevi 7y agoCrime in NYC did drop precipitously, but it's not clear that broken windows policing was the cause. It's been studied and debated a lot, but as far as I can tell there isn't a clear consensus. Here are some sources: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory#New_York_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory#New_York... * https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/13/why-did-crime-fall-in-new-york-city/ https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/13/why-did-crime-...
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