Crimes by weekend type (events held) — First Friday vs control weekends

First Fridays (events actually held) vs. control weekends — reported crime within ½ mile of The New Parkway (474 24th St)

Restricted to the 150 First Fridays the festival was actually held (2012–2026), each paired with the weekend before and after. Excludes pre-2012, Nov 2018, Apr 2020–Sep 2021 (COVID), Jan 2022, Jan–Mar 2024. Source: OPD CrimeWatch. On held First Fridays, the event weekends totaled 1655 crimes vs a 1228 control-weekend average — about +35%.

Counts include all reported offenses in the half-mile window; the lift is partly driven by larger crowds (auto burglary dominates "property/theft"). Correlation — busier event nights — not proof the festival caused any specific incident. Block-level data; unknown-time (midnight) records excluded.

First Fridays (events held) vs control weekends — crime within 1/2 mi of New Parkway

First Fridays (events actually held) vs. control weekends — crime within ½ mile of The New Parkway (474 24th St)

Restricted to the 150 First Fridays the festival was actually held (2012–2026), each paired with the weekend one week before and after. Excludes pre-2012, Nov 2018 (canceled), Apr 2020–Sep 2021 (COVID), Jan 2022 (Omicron), and Jan–Mar 2024 (hiatus). Source: OPD CrimeWatch; block-level; midnight-time records excluded; correlation only.

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