Reducing Crime on London Buses: A Randomised Controlled Trial on Moving Hotspots

Teresa Hubbard-Chason, Barak Ariel, Noy Assaraf, Vincent Harinam, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Institute of Criminology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Mt, Mournival Applied Research

Police Quarterly

Published online on November 07, 2025

Abstract

Police Quarterly, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 285-312, June 2026.
Objectives:This study assesses the effectiveness of hotspots policing in a novel context – moving hotspots. We examine the impact of preventative police presence on high-crime-harm bus routes, known as ‘Hot Bus Corridors’.Methods:A pretest-post-test ...