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2021-03-02
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40163-021-00141-0
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This contribution outlines various spatial and temporal aspects of medical or public-health related calls for service from the public to police in Philadelphia in 2019. These incidents comprise about 8% of the police department’s workload that originates from the public. Calls appear to be highly concentrated in a few areas, and specifically the Center City and Kensington neighborhoods. They are also more likely to occur late afternoon and evening. The article shows that some medical or public health activity initially masquerades as crime or other policing work and some events eventually determined to be police/crime activity can initially appear to be public health related. About 20% of activity in this area does not appear predictable from the initial call type as handled by police dispatch.
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Ratcliffe, J.H. Policing and public health calls for service in Philadelphia. Crime Sci 10, 5 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40163-021-00141-0
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Crime Science, Vol. 10, No. 5
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