Do police stations deter crime?

Crime Science

Table 1 Local SPPT for station 11 (n = 203 dissemination areas)

Crime type	Decrease	Stability	Increase	Chi-squared value and significance
Mischief	78 dissemination areas	87	38	20.11**
Breaking and entering	88	78	37	21.59**
Theft in/on vehicles	82	81	40	16.98**
Car theft	67	100	36	30.28**
Robbery	37	158	8	187.10**
Total	76	77	50	6.93*

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