A certain city has had many vacant homes in the downtown neighborhoods  The city loses significant tax revenue each year because those houses stand unoccupied  The city felt that the fear of crime was keeping professionals from moving into these houses  Over 80% of the city' s professional work force live outside of the city, in nearby suburbs, and commute daily  Plan: Five years ago, the city tripled the size of the municipal police force, increasing patrols throughout the city  All studies have confirmed that crime has dropped substantially  Result: the vacancy rate in these single-family houses has not changed substantially in five years  Further information: Almost all of the vacant houses are in excellent condition, ready for occupancy
The city supports a number of high-paying professional jobs, and the state economy has been booming over the past five years
Recent studies confirm that the crime-rate in the city is no higher than the average crime-rate in the surrounding suburbs.