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$40,000-$60,000 per year per square mile. How many gunshots per capita per year per square mile do need for that price to make sense as a way to spend tax doll
by hermannj314 14y ago
$40,000-$60,000 per year per square mile. How many gunshots per capita per year per square mile do need for that price to make sense as a way to spend tax dollars?
It seems expensive.
- daenz 14y agoThe city of New York is 303 square miles. So for $12-18M, NYC could be completely covered by this system.
- pavel_lishin 14y agoI suppose it depends how much time it shaves off of investigations. Furthermore, I'm assuming they're not putting these in the middle of a Kansas corn field. Three people got shot outside of my apartment last year, I imagine they're going to prioritize that area over the upper east side.
- tptacek 14y agoIt is a tiny fraction of the cost of police patrols in probably any mid-sized metro area in the US, and an even tinier fraction of that cost in major metros.
- swalsh 14y agoOn the other hand, a full police force can handle more than murder. This can't. That would be okay if murder was the function of a police force, but its really just another amongst many responsibilities of theirs.
- tptacek 14y agoAre we talking past each other? Note the words "tiny fraction".
- jes5199 14y agoThat's probably a single police officer's salary, and it's probably more effective than adding a single officer to patrol a high-crime area.