Table 2.
Impact of modelled interventions on proportion of population experiencing violence.
| Description | Parameter change | Proportion experiencing recent violence at equilibrium | % reduction from baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | – | 77.3% (66.5–83.3%) | – |
| Remove homelessness entirely | βI = 0 | 54.0% (36.3–67.5%) | 29.8% (14.5–50.2%) |
| Cease all police displacement | ηI = 0 | 43.7% (16.3–61.8%) | 42.7% (23.2–77.4%) |
| Remove homelessness and cease all police displacement | βI = 0; ηI = 0 | 25.2% (13.2–37.7%) | 67.3% (53.1–81.1%) |
| Additional housing rate as seen in housing first24 | αI = αB + 1.8 | 73.5% (59.9–80.5%) | 5.1% (2.14–11.4%) |
| Reduce police displacement rate by 39% | ηI = 0.61ηB | 74.2% (63.0–80.9%) | 3.9% (2.35–6.92%) |
| Additional housing and reduce policing together | αI = αB + 1.8; ηI = 0.61ηB | 69.6% (55.5–77.1%) | 10.2% (5.91–19.6%) |
| Remove difference in policing between homeless and not homeless | θI = 1 | 63.1% (43.3–74.6%) | 17.9% (8.0–38.5%) |
| Being housed allows 5% to transition to indoor work and reduces violence | See supplementary methods; and | 75.2% (65.1–81.1%) | 2.7% (2.03–3.33%) |
| Being housed allows 50% to transition to indoor work and reduces violence | See supplementary methods; and | 56.9% (51.5–59.9%) | 26.5% (22.6–28.2%) |
| Being housed allows 75% to transition to indoor work and reduces violence | See supplementary methods; and | 46.5% (43.9–48.1%) | 39.8% (34.2–42.4%) |
| Increase rate of housing as seen during COVID-19 lockdown | αI = 12 | 66.8% (51.2–75.8%) | 13.5% (6.91–25.2%) |
| Increase rate of policing as seen in COVID-19 lockdown | ηI = 3.2ηB | 81.9% (71.6–87.4%) | Increase by 5.7% (3.55–9.94%) |
| Both COVID-19 changes together | αI = 12; ηI = 3.2ηB | 76.8% (63.6–83.8%) | 0.7% decrease (8.7% decrease–4.1% increase ) |
Median and 95% CrI from the 1000 model fits are shown. Subscripts B and I indicate baseline and intervention parameters.