Are crime rates a good measure of police effectiveness?

What will be an ideal response?


Crime rates may be a sign of effective policing, but they may also be misleading. Crime rates vary significantly from one place to another, and may change over time for reasons that have nothing to do with policing. Similarly, increases in crime rates may not necessarily be the result of ineffective policing. As such, it is difficult to measure police effectiveness by comparing crime rates.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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