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Table 2 Trends in perceived area safety and related problems in target districts and the rest of the Netherlands (NL)

From: Are area-based initiatives able to improve area safety in deprived areas? A quasi-experimental evaluation of the Dutch District Approach

 

Trend (regression coefficient ß (95 % Confidence Interval))

Pre intervention

Intervention

Intervention versus pre intervention period

(2005–2008)

(2008–2011)

General safety

 M1a

Target districts (A)

0.08 (−0.00 – 0.15)

−0.01 (−0.10 – 0.07)

−0.09 (−0.23 – 0.05)

 

Rest of NL (B)

0.05 (0.02 – 0.09)*

−0.04 (−0.06 – -0.02)*

−0.09 (−0.13 – -0.05)*

 

A versus B

  

0.00 (−0.14 – 0.15)

 M2b

Target districts (A)

0.08 (−0.00 – 0.16)

−0.00 (−0.09 – 0.08)

−0.08 (−0.22 – 0.06)

 

Rest of NL (B)

0.05 (0.02 – 0.08)*

−0.03 (−0.05 – -0.01)*

−0.08 (−0.12 – -0.04)*

 

A versus B

  

0.00 (−0.15 – 0.15)

Physical order

 M1a

Target districts (A)

0.00 (−0.06 – 0.07)

0.06 (−0.01 – 0.14)

0.06 (−0.07 – 0.19)

 

Rest of NL (B)

−0.01 (−0.03 – 0.00)

0.07 (0.06 – 0.09)*

0.09 (0.06 – 0.11)*

 

A versus B

  

−0.03 (−0.16 – 0.10)

 M2b

Target districts (A)

0.00 (−0.07 – 0.07)

0.07 (−0.01 – 0.15)

0.07 (−0.06 – 0.20)

 

Rest of NL (B)

−0.01 (−0.03 – 0.00)

0.08 (0.07 – 0.10)*

0.09 (0.07 – 0.12)*

 

A versus B

  

−0.02 (−0.16 – 0.11)

Social order

 M1a

Target districts (A)

0.03 (−0.05 – 0.11)

−0.03 (−0.12 – 0.05)

−0.06 (−0.21 – 0.08)

 

Rest of NL (B)

0.00 (−0.04 – 0.04)

0.01 (−0.01 – 0.03)

0.01 (−0.04 – 0.06)

 

A versus B

  

−0.07 (−0.22 – 0.08)

 M2b

Target districts (A)

0.03 (−0.06 – 0.11)

−0.02 (−0.10 – 0.07)

−0.04 (−0.19 – 0.10)

 

Rest of NL (B)

−0.00 (−0.04 – 0.04)

0.02 (−0.00 – 0.05)

0.03 (−0.02 – 0.07)

 

A versus B

  

−0.07 (−0.22 – 0.08)

Non-victimization

 M1a

Target districts (A)

0.01 (−0.06 – 0.08)

0.10 (0.02 – 0.19)*

0.09 (−0.05 – 0.23)

 

Rest of NL (B)

0.06 (0.04 – 0.08)*

0.04 (0.02 – 0.06)*

−0.02 (−0.05 – 0.01)

 

A versus B

  

0.11 (−0.03 – 0.26)

 M2b

Target districts (A)

0.01 (−0.06 – 0.08)

0.11 (0.02 – 0.20)*

0.10 (−0.04 – 0.24)

 

Rest of NL (B)

0.05 (0.03 – 0.07)*

0.03 (0.01 – 0.05)*

−0.02 (−0.05 – 0.01)

 

A versus B

  

0.12 (−0.02 – 0.27)

  1. *P ≤ 0.05
  2. aUnadjusted model
  3. bAdjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, and education