Table 5. Relative differences in rates of problem outcomes by South and North sites (significant effects only).
South site | North site | ||||
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Annual | Percent | Percent | |||
Outcome | ratea | change | Savingsb | change | Savingsb |
Police incident reports | |||||
Assault | 8.796 | -3.9%c | 0.34 | -36.5% | 3.21 |
Emergency medical services | |||||
Aggregate outcomes | 12.864 | -33.7% | 4.34 | – | – |
Assault | 4.428 | – | – | -37.4% | 1.66 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 6.864 | -33.4% | 2.29 | – | – |
Alcohol and other drugs | 1.056 | -47.7% | .50 | – | – |
Base rates established pre-intervention per 1,000 population per year
savings calculated per 1,000 population per year
anomalous finding for South site; significant chi-square test due to positive enforcement pulse at beginning of South intervention.