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2024-06-08 14:34:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AF6970E50C599F581A08CF3176B6EB440FB1A2E61AD7FC8DDC28F909B0D5FC1D
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Crime fell simultaneously in a number of cities which did NOT embrace “Broken Windows” policing. There is very little evidence that it caused the drop in crime in NYC in the 90s and evidence the drop was caused by other factors. https://news.northeastern.edu/2019/05/15/northeastern-university-researchers-find-little-evidence-for-broken-windows-theory-say-neighborhood-disorder-doesnt-cause-crime/
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