Objectives

The study analyzes the impact of supervised consumption sites (SCSs) on local crime in New York City (NYC), examining both violent and property crimes.

Methods

We use a count-based synthetic control approach to compare police administrative crime data before and after SCS establishment in two NYC neighborhoods. This quasi-experimental design was used to infer the causal effects of SCSs on neighborhood crime, using an evaluation framework across a range of local spatial bandwidths.

Results

We found a significant 167% increase in property crimes within 1000 feet of the Washington Heights SCS after it opened as an SCS. We did not see changes in violence or property crimes near the East Harlem site. These findings suggest a differential impact of SCSs on neighborhood crime, possibly moderated by local factors.

Conclusion

This research contributes to our understanding of how SCSs impact neighborhoods, suggesting that their effect on neighborhood crime is not uniform and may be dependent on local context. It underscores the need for further research to understand the interaction between public health interventions and local crime trends.

中文翻译：

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评估安全消费场所对纽约市社区犯罪的影响：综合控制方法

 目标

该研究分析了受监管消费场所 (SCS) 对纽约市 (NYC) 当地犯罪的影响，考察了暴力犯罪和财产犯罪。

 方法

我们使用基于计数的综合控制方法来比较纽约市两个社区 SCS 建立前后的警察行政犯罪数据。这种准实验设计用于通过一系列局部空间带宽的评估框架来推断 SCS 对邻里犯罪的因果影响。

 结果

我们发现，华盛顿高地 SCS 开放后，其 1000 英尺范围内的财产犯罪显着增加了 167%。我们没有看到东哈林区附近的暴力或财产犯罪发生变化。这些发现表明，社会信用体系对社区犯罪的影响不同，可能受到当地因素的调节。

 结论

这项研究有助于我们理解社会信用体系如何影响社区，表明它们对社区犯罪的影响并不统一，可能取决于当地情况。它强调需要进一步研究以了解公共卫生干预措施与当地犯罪趋势之间的相互作用。