Two separate crime reduction programs have been implemented in the city of Pearson, Ontario. One involves a neighbourhood watch program with citizens actively involved in crime prevention. The second...

Two separate crime reduction programs have been implemented in the city of Pearson, Ontario. One involves a neighbourhood watch program with citizens actively involved in crime prevention. The second involves officers patrolling the neighbourhoods on foot rather than in patrol cars. In terms of the percentage reduction in crimes reported to the police over a one-year period, were the programs successful? The results are for random samples of 18 neighbourhoods drawn from the entire city.