Officer Smith with the Charleston, South Carolina, police department begins motorcycle patrols in an effort to reduce public intoxication offenses in the downtown area. The increased police presence reduces public intoxication offenses in downtown Charleston, but in neighboring communities a spike in these offenses occurs. This is an example of:

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This is an example of displacement, where the effect of a crime prevention effort in one area (reduced public intoxication offenses in downtown Charleston due to increased police patrols) results in the unintended consequence of the crime moving to a different area (neighboring communities experiencing a spike in public intoxication offenses).

Officer Smith with the Charleston, South Carolina, Police Department Begins