Do police stations deter crime?

Crime Science

Table 4 Local SPPT for station 9 (n = 237 areas)

Crime type	Decrease	Stability	Increase	Chi-squared value and significance
Mischief	70 dissemination areas	136	31	99.37**
Breaking and entering	81	98	58	11.34**
Theft in/on vehicles	63	139	35	85.28**
Car theft	69	152	16	284.57**
Robbery	38	190	9	653.53**
Total	83	85	69	2.07

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