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Criminal Victimization and Perceptions of Community Safety in 12 Cities, 1998

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THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1999        202/307-0703

SURVEYS IN 12 CITIES SHOW WIDESPREAD
COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR POLICE
New Process Collects Data on Victimization, Citizen
Perceptions of Police and Crime

     WASHINGTON, DC   Eighty-five percent of
residents surveyed in 12 cities reported satisfaction with the
police who served their neighborhood, according to a 1998
Justice Department survey released today.  The proportion of
residents reporting that...

Community Policing in Local Police Departments, 1997 and 1999

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2001      202/307-0784

COMMUNITY POLICING IMPACTS 86 PERCENT OF U.S. POPULATION SERVED BY LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS

WASHINGTON, D.C.- From 1997 through 1999 the percentage of local police officers throughout the nation who were designated community policing officers increased from 4 percent to 21 percent, according to a new report from the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice...