Marx M A, Crape B, Brookmeyer R S, Junge B, Latkin C, Vlahov D, Strathdee S A
Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Md. 21205, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2000 Dec;90(12):1933-6. doi: 10.2105/ajph.90.12.1933.
This study sought to determine whether introduction of a needle exchange program would be associated with increased crime rates.
Trends in arrests were compared in program and nonprogram areas before and after introduction of a needle exchange program in Baltimore. Trends were modeled and compared via Poisson regression.
No significant differences in arrest trends emerged. Over the study period, increases in category-specific arrests in program and nonprogram areas, respectively, were as follows: drug possession, 17.7% and 13.4%; economically motivated offenses, 0.0% and 20.7%; resistance to police authority, 0.0% and 5.3%; and violent offenses, 7.2% and 8.0%.
The lack of association of overall and type-specific arrest data with program implementation argues against the role of needle exchange programs in increasing crime rates.
本研究旨在确定引入针头交换项目是否会与犯罪率上升相关。
在巴尔的摩引入针头交换项目之前和之后，对项目实施地区和非项目实施地区的逮捕趋势进行了比较。通过泊松回归对趋势进行建模和比较。
逮捕趋势未出现显著差异。在研究期间，项目实施地区和非项目实施地区特定类别逮捕的增加情况分别如下：持有毒品，17.7%和13.4%；经济动机犯罪，0.0%和20.7%；抗拒警察权威，0.0%和5.3%；暴力犯罪，7.2%和8.0%。
总体逮捕数据和特定类型逮捕数据与项目实施缺乏关联，这表明针头交换项目在提高犯罪率方面并无作用。
