A six-month pilot programme in Denver, Colorado, that had mental health specialists instead of police respond to non-violent emergency calls reduced non-violent crime by 34 per cent
at Stanford University in California analysed criminal offences reported in all Denver police precincts before and during the STAR programme and found that non-violent crime rates decreased significantly in precincts where STAR operated compared with those without STAR. There was no impact on rates of“[People] might be concerned that not having police at lower-level crimes might lead to an escalation of something more violent, and that simply did not happen,” says Dee.
“When an individual is in a mental health crisis, it doesn’t last for eight hours and go away,” says Dee. “Bringing health care to individuals in such situations can direct them to appropriate care. If they’re not getting that care, they might be back on the street and offending again the next day.” “I think we still need to learn more about these [community response programs] like whether the success in Denver is being replicated in other cities,” says Dee. “But it’s the kind of promising intervention that should appeal to people across the political spectrum.”
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