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CITY OF SOUTH BEND South Bend, Indiana 46601 Jerry J. Miller Mayor G. Patrick Gallagher Director, Public Safety Mr. Peter Nemeth Council Members Council Chambers 4th Floor, County -City Bldg. South Bend, Indiana 46601 Dear Mr. Nemeth: Reply To: July 17, 1974 The Overtime Foot Patrol has been deployed in Census Tract #29 during the months of February, March, April, May and June, 1974. There continues to be an appreciable reduction of Part I Offenses in Tract #29 along with the surrounding census tracts so that crime displacement is not apparent. During the four month period of March - June, 1974, for which comparative statistics are available for Census Tract #29, there has been a substantial 16.7% reduction in the volume of Part I Offenses in that tract compared to a 9.5% reduction city -wide. The month of June, 1974 shows a 32% reduction of Part I Offenses in Tract #29 when compared to June, 1973, while city- wide there was a 12.3% decrease when comparing June, 1974 to June, 1973. The Department of Public Safety and the Bureau of Police are certain that the Overtime Foot Patrol is having a significant impact on crime in what was previously one of the highest crime districts in the city. The sub- stantial reduction of Part I Offenses in Tract #29, which can be attributed to the presence of the Foot Patrol, directly contributes to obtaining the welcome city -wide reduction in Part I Offenses. Chief Robert Urban and Chief Donald Foy feel that the Overtime Foot Patrol has been extremely successful, especially in dealing with the juvenile population in Tract #29. A test was conducted of Overtime Foot Patrol effectiveness. The Overtime Foot Patrol was temporarily removed from Tract #29 and placed in another census tract. During the time the Bureau of Police began to experience increased problems in Tract #29 and replaced the Foot Patrol in that census tract to alleviate the situation.