Testing a Crime Control Model: Does Strategic and Directed Deployment of Police Officers Lead to Lower Crime?

Table 1

Population and total Part 1 crime rate for Perris, Lake Elsinore, Coachella, and La Quinta per 10,000 population.

Year	Perris crime rate	Perris; Pop.	Lake Elsinore crime rate	Lake Elsinore Pop.	Coachella crime rate	Coachella Pop.	La Quinta crime rate	La Quinta Pop.
2000	572.8	36,189	462.2	28,930	379.3	22,724	456.7	23,694
2001	524.9	39,408	447.3	29,999	423.4	23,146	599.4	25,459
2002	525.5	42,627	484.6	31,224	533.9	23,974	539.2	27,469
2003	507.3	45,846	473.5	33,456	469.7	26,422	602.6	28,642
2004	479.3	49,065	480.9	35,993	651.9	27,214	652.9	30,110
2005	539.4	52,284	458.8	38,271	558.2	29,754	731.0	32,558
2006	535.3	55,503	459.3	41,239	615.7	33,964	660.8	33,987
2007	506.5	58,722	411.7	47,705	526.2	36,851	534.2	35,792
2008	423.5	61,941	424.5	49,747	528.0	38,521	502.1	36,774
2009	369.6	65,160	400.5	50,616	429.9	39,079	489.3	37,116
2010	312.8	68,386	375.1	51,821	461.9	40,704	396.9	37,467

Note: city population was obtained from the California Department of Finance Population Estimates for Cities, Counties, and the State, 2001–2010, with 2000 and 2010 census counts.