Lansing, Michigan

Eliminating Illegal Drug Markets in Targeted Hot Spots

Lansing Police Department START Team

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Lansing Police Department

Research Partner

Edmund McGarrell, Ph.D., Chris Melde, Ph.D., Jesenia Pizarro, Ph.D., and Louie Rivers Ph.D., Michigan State University

Primary Focus

Drugs, Violent Crime

SPI Strategy

Place-based policing, Offender-based policing

Funded Year

2009

Site Profile

Mid-sized urban area of 36.05 sq. miles with a population of 113,392

Project Overview

The City of Lansing and the Lansing Police Department (LPD) launched a comprehensive crime reduction initiative in 2010 through the SPI in an effort to address the problems of violent crime, illegal drug sales and associated crime and disorder, and neighborhood decay associated with crime. The initiative, Police Enforcement and Community Engagement (PEACE) included multiple funding streams, data-driven planning and decision-making, and a combination of enforcement, intervention, prevention and community development strategies. The Lansing SPI also employed a Drug Market Intervention (DMI) strategy to curtail illegal drug activity and engage community partners to support community development within hotspot areas. The result was a number of drug offenders and drug users receiving treatment, access to services, and changing their lifestyles.

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Lansing, Michigan

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