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From 1987 to 1990 Boston's homicide rate nearly doubled, reaching its highest levels ever.
Operation Ceasefire (also known as the Boston Gun Project and the Boston Miracle is a problem-oriented policing initiative implemented in 1996 in Boston, Massachusetts. The program was specifically aimed at youth gun violence as a large-scale problem. The plan is based on the work of criminologist David M. Kennedy. It led to what is now known as the Group Violence Intervention (GVI), typically overseen by the National Network for Safe Communities
Operation Ceasefire entailed a problem-oriented policing approach, and focused on specific places that were crime hot spots. Focus was placed on two elements of the gun violence problem: illicit gun trafficking[ and gang violence.
Studies of Boston Operation Ceasefire found a 63% reduction in youth homicide.[ Since then, Operation Ceasefire has evolved into the National Network for Safe Communities' Group Violence Intervention. The Group Violence Intervention (GVI) has been deployed in dozens of cities – from Los Angeles to Providence, from Chicago to Nashville – over almost 20 years. A 2011 Campbell Collaboration Systematic Review of the strategies, and others related to them, concluded that there is now "strong empirical evidence" for their crime prevention effectiveness.[ Stockton's Operation Peacekeeper produced an overall 42% reduction in gun homicide in the city. The Chicago extension of the national Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative, has shown 37% reductions in homicide, while the Lowell, Massachusetts, Project Safe Neighborhoods efforts have produced 44% reductions in gun assault. A 34% reduction in homicide has been recorded in Indianapolis after the launch of the Indianapolis Violence Reduction Partnership.The Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV) has shown a 41% reduction in street group member-related homicides.
The crime drama series City on a Hill shows a fictionalized account of Operation Ceasefire.
There are around 19,500 cities in America
There are 310 cities in the United States with a population of 100,000 or more, according to 2018 US Census figures. Boston ranks 21
How do you rate Boston's current crime rate? Do they have better policing than in other big cities?
This Operation Ceasefire policing program was initiated in 1996. 25 years ago. So it's not a new thing
Last edited by jonbenson; 07-19-2021 at 03:04 PM..
Then explain how the same extreme drop in gun violence happened in Texas around the same time, with more and more people getting concealed carry licenses. Hate on the 1994 Crime Bill all you want, but it did help drop crime considerably. Putting violent criminals in jail actually works.
I also think if you have a large contingent of Democrats wanting to de-fund police and also wanting to make more gun laws, they can go **** themselves. I’m not going to be like the citizens of Mexico.
Then explain how the same extreme drop in gun violence happened in Texas around the same time, with more and more people getting concealed carry licenses. Hate on the 1994 Crime Bill all you want, but it did help drop crime considerably. Putting violent criminals in jail actually works.
I also think if you have a large contingent of Democrats wanting to de-fund police and also wanting to make more gun laws, they can go **** themselves. I’m not going to be like the citizens of Mexico.
1. If you're going to make refuting claims, then source them. The OP linked to their points, sadly we cannot just buy random stats thrown out in this forum and we all know why.
2. If you read up on what they did, they focused on crime hot spots, basically hitting the 0.5% that cause the majority of violence. This is the opposite of the past years actions in many cities where they disbanded, defunded and reigned in the police including disbanding gang and gun taskforces in some cities.
In short, many cities did the OPPOSITE of the Boston Miracle.
Ironically to "fight racism" and now the bodies of young brown men have been piling up at a much higher rate.
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