Impact of a medically supervised safer injecting facility on drug dealing and other drug-related crime

Original research
par
Wood, Evan et al

Date de publication

2006

Géographie

Canada

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

Examine Insite's local effect on drug-related crime

Constatations/points à retenir

No increases were seen with respect to drug trafficking (124 vs. 116) or assaults/robbery (174 vs. 180), although a decline in vehicle break-ins/vehicle theft was observed (302 vs. 227). The SIF was not associated with increased drug trafficking or crimes commonly linked to drug use.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

We examined crime rates in the neighborhood where the SIF is located in the year before versus the year after the SIF opened

Mots clés

Outcomes
Crime
Illegal drugs
SCS/OPS