Phase 1 (Pre-implementation)

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1. Establish baseline

Agree period prior to implementation for which evidence on robbery in target area will be available or collected, and gather data.

Data for the baseline period will help assess whether change has occurred. This data needs collecting before the project starts.

Gathering data for individual locations will help in assessing the impact of the various improvements made.

2. Identify comparable area(s)

Comparing changes in the project area with what is happening elsewhere is important in establishing whether any changes are the result of the project, or are likely to have happened anyway.

Comparators should include:

1. the wider area
2. another area similar to the project area.

In this case, look to gather data on robbery in other locations. This will help to check for possible displacement.

3. Calculate the estimated cost of robbery in the area targeted

This is important to establish whether the steps taken are cost effective.

 

Phase 2 Project implementation

Monitor:

• the number, timing and cost of security improvements against targets set in the action plan.
• the number, timing and cost of policing operations against targets set in the action plan, plus numbers of arrests

 

5. Seek views from those involved.

Interview police ,local authority staff,  and residents about experience of the scheme.

Gather data on robbery for target locations and comparison areas.

Phase 3: (Post implementation)

7. Evaluate project outcomes and compare with baseline

Calculate changes in robbery in the areas targeted and in comparator areas

Calculate the costs of the initiative

Estimate the savings from the no. of robberies prevented, and compare the two.