Hot Spot Policing
Definition
Data-driven law enforcement strategy concentrating resources on small geographic areas with disproportionately high crime rates. Typically 5-10% of locations generate 50%+ of all crime.
Louisville Context
Louisville crime concentrates in predictable hot spots: certain West End blocks, parts of the South End, and specific intersections downtown. Current approach spreads officers thinly everywhere. Hot spot policing would concentrate initial mini substations in highest-crime areas: Year 1 deploys 12 substations in neighborhoods with highest violent crime rates, achieving immediate impact where it’s needed most.
Why It Matters
Crime isn’t random—it clusters. Putting resources where crime actually happens is both more effective and more equitable. High-crime neighborhoods deserve the most police presence, not the least.
Dave’s Proposal
Year 1 mini substation deployment targets Louisville’s highest-crime hot spots first (12 substations in areas with violent crime rates 2x+ city average). Subsequent years expand to moderate-crime and low-crime areas.