Objectives: From 2010 through 2015, the city of Buffalo demolished over 2,000 residences. This study examines whether those demolitions resulted in crime reductions.Methods: Analysis was conducted at micro places matching demolished parcels to comparable control parcels with similar levels of...

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of a hot spots policing strategy: using automated license plate readers at roadblocks. Methods: Different roadblock locations were chosen by the Buffalo Police Department every day over a two month period. We use propensity score matching to identify a set...