Memphis tried this... what happened was spread crime out over the city in such a way that their police department became inadequate...
When crime’s centralized it’s easier to handle with fewer officers. When it’s spread out over a large metropolitan area it becomes almost impossible ... I believe the original research was reported in Scientific American...
....”When crime’s centralized it’s easier to handle with fewer officers. When it’s spread out over a large metropolitan area it becomes almost impossible”.....
That’s exactly right....I lived in a city where I was told on arrival never to go past King Street....it was the dividing line.