The National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Salt Lake City Case Study
June 1999Since 1991, Operation Weed and Seed has been a collaborative effort of community policing professionals and neighborhood activists to address violent and drug-related crime. This NIJ Research Report, The National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Salt Lake City Case Study, summarizes the program's strategies and effects in that Utah city. The report focuses on crime data from the target areas, implementation strategies, organizational structure and challenges, program financing, and community reaction. The data also compare levels of community perception of neighborhood safety and satisfaction from 1995 to 1997.
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