> in low income neighborhoods, shootings go down by something like thirty percent in the vicinity of those scary vacant lots turned into pocket parks compared t

> in low income neighborhoods, shootings go down by something like thirty percent in the vicinity of those scary vacant lots turned into pocket parks compared to similarly scary places that weren't fixed up > the importance of foot patrol as a source of paid eyes on the street…this role may be played by “agencies other than the police.” Has anyone studied construction sites? If we have a crew of workers, non-police “paid eyes on the street” for several months while they’re redoing a road, and this idea works, then would we see lower crime rates temporarily while the construction job is active?