The Kansas City Police Department Street Narcotics Unit Now Rated No Effects

 

This was a special police unit that conducted raids of crack houses to reduce crack-related crime and improve public order in Kansas City, Mo. The program is rated No Effects. There were no statistically significant differences between the experimental and control groups in calls for service (including calls for violent, property, and disorder offenses) and reported offenses (including violent and property offenses). In 2011, the Kansas City (Mo.) Police Department Street Narcotics Unit received a Promising rating based on a single study from 1995. A December 2020 re-review of the same study using the updated CrimeSolutions Program Scoring Instrument resulted in a rating of No Effects. LEARN MORE