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UTSA researchers report 10% citywide drop in violent crime in 2024; treated hot spots down ~22%
Summary
UTSA presented a year-two evaluation of San Antonio’s violent crime reduction plan showing an estimated 10% citywide decrease in violent crime in 2024 compared with 2023, a roughly 22% decrease in treated hot spots, and mixed results at a problem-oriented pilot site on Rigsby Avenue.
UTSA researchers presented the second-year evaluation of San Antonio’s violent crime reduction plan and reported a roughly 10% decrease in violent street crime citywide in 2024 compared with 2023, with larger reductions (about 22%) in treated hot spots, the researchers said.
Dr. Smith of UTSA described the plan’s three interlocking strategies: (1) near-term hot‑spots policing to increase officer visibility at the city’s most violent places; (2) a midterm problem-oriented, place‑based approach to address proximate drivers of violence at specific locations; and (3) a planned offender-focused (focused deterrence) strategy that had not yet been implemented at scale as of the…
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