The city that became safe

Book • 2011
In this book, Franklin E. Zimring examines the dramatic reduction in crime rates in New York City over two decades.

He challenges conventional explanations such as increased incarceration rates and instead highlights the role of local policing strategies, including the 'broken windows' theory and the CompStat program.

Zimring's work provides a detailed statistical investigation into the unique factors that contributed to New York City's transformation into one of the safest major cities in the developed world.

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