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If an additional 200 police officers were on the streets during the times and in the location of the peak crime hours in any given city, the crime rates would drop precipitously.
Mayors and City Councils frequently employ these surge methods in order to "DO SOMETHING about crime". No doubt about it... these methods work... but only in the short term. Do you know why they only work in the short term?
Because no city can maintain a surge of 200 or more, extra cops on the street for more than a week or so before being buried under the costs, both in terms of dollars and in terms of equipment and force readiness.
Sound familiar?
Mayors and City Councils frequently employ these surge methods in order to "DO SOMETHING about crime". No doubt about it... these methods work... but only in the short term. Do you know why they only work in the short term?
Because no city can maintain a surge of 200 or more, extra cops on the street for more than a week or so before being buried under the costs, both in terms of dollars and in terms of equipment and force readiness.
Sound familiar?
