According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "88,000 people die every year due to alcohol-related issues including homicide, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and suicide". In the city of Dallas, violent crimes have decreased by roughly 4% in 2022 compared to 2021. Dallas Police Department (DPD) implemented changes in May 2021 to combat violent crimes.
To address these issues, 24Hour Dallas, a community-based non-profit organization, has utilized public health approaches at the business and city level. Their overarching goals are to reduce drunk driving, violence against women, human trafficking, and general violence or injuries related to alcohol use, all within the nighttime hours of 6pm and 6am through the application of their Good Neighbor initiative and Copper Star certification for businesses. Both the Good Neighbor initiative and the Copper Star certification follow a model from Safe Night LLC, an organization that was built on the premise of The Arlington Restaurant Initiative in Arlington, Virginia.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
500
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States
RECRUITINGNumber of ED visits with implementation of 24HourDallas Copper Star Certification
Number of ED visits that are associated with a mechanism of injury of assault or MVC with either a positive BAC level or a positive Audit C screen between 6pm and 6am before and after implementation of 24HourDallas Copper Star Certification in Dallas.
Time frame: 12 hours
Number of Sexual Assault with implementation of Copper Star Certification in Dallas
Number of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) examinations done between 6pm and 6am before and after implementation of Copper Star Certification in Dallas.
Time frame: 12 hours
Number of ED Visits caused by Assault Injuries
Number of ED Visits by females with a chief complaint of diagnosis associated with a mechanism of injury related to assault
Time frame: 12 hours
Number of human trafficking cases with implementation of Copper Star Certification in Dallas
Number of human trafficking cases between 6pm and 6am before and after implementation of Copper Star Certification in Dallas.
Time frame: 12 hours
Location of assaults
Locations of assaults between 6pm-6am * Mechanism of injury of assaults between 6pm-6am * Injury rates between 6pm-6am * Mortality rates between 6pm-6am
Time frame: 12 hours
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