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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cWhen you take into account Irvine\u2019s demographic and socioeconomic profile, it should have higher crime rates than it does \u2013 which makes its low crime rates especially impressive,\u201d says report co-author John Hipp, UCI professor of criminology, law & society as well as sociology and urban planning & public policy. Karen Tapia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
One common perception is that less crime is coupled with more police, but that isn\u2019t the case for Irvine. The study found that the number of police per capita in the city has actually decreased over time. \u201cSo it\u2019s not a quantity thing, but it may be a quality thing: Maybe the police are doing really good things that help to lower crime,\u201d says Hipp, professor of criminology, law & society as well as sociology and urban planning & public policy.<\/p>\n
Mike Hamel, who joined the Irvine Police Department in 1995 and served as chief from 2015 until his retirement three months ago, agrees with Hipp, saying, \u201cIn Irvine, the quality of policing may be more related to safety than the quantity of police officers. The department is home to many dedicated and caring police officers.\u201d<\/p>\n
With a mission statement that emphasizes \u201cworking in partnership with the community,\u201d the Irvine Police Department has implemented several potentially impactful initiatives. These include aggressive messaging about how to deter theft, coordinating with the city to boost security at construction sites, and the addition of a youth liaison officer to identify and work with local at-risk youths. While the study did not measure the results of such efforts, it does conclude that Irvine\u2019s meager crime levels are not due to a large police force.<\/p>\n
Another conclusion is that the city has even lower rates of crime than would be predicted given its demographic profile. Even accounting for characteristics associated with decreased crime \u2013 such as the presence of highly educated residents, greater income levels and a large concentration of new housing \u2013 Irvine\u2019s crime levels are lower than expected. Since 2000, it has experienced 35 to 50 percent less property crime and 50 to 70 percent less violent crime than forecast by the UCI criminologists\u2019 models for a city of its size and makeup.<\/p>\n
While the report does not, ultimately, identify the reasons for this, it does eliminate some \u2013 in particular an often perpetuated misconception: \u201cWhat we can say is that immigration does not cause high crime rates in Irvine,\u201d Kubrin says. \u201cAs the population became more diversified, crime did not increase right along with it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The report suggests trends to watch as Irvine moves into its next 50 years. It\u2019s possible that changing age demographics and needed maintenance to aging housing will impact crime, but only time will tell.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe real important, key finding,\u201d Hipp says, \u201cis that when you take into account Irvine\u2019s demographic and socioeconomic profile, it should have higher crime rates than it does \u2013 which makes its low crime rate particularly impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hamel commends Hipp and Kubrin for their \u201cinsightful and thought-provoking research,\u201d which, he says, \u201cdemonstrates that Irvine is a very unique place.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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