Effect of number of police patrol cars on crime

[Moses Zal 46]

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According to this link, I understood the 6 properties that determines the behavior of police stations. However, what's missing in this link is how the number of available patrol cars fit into this. I think it is the number of crimes that the police force can handle at the same time. Let's say there are now 4 crimes happening within the coverage radius of a station, if there are 4 police patrol cars available, then the police can handle the 4 crimes at once regardless if they succeeded in catching the criminal. Did I get this right?

[CorinaMarie 29,934]

First, I confess I didn't read the linky info since you've already told me it doesn't have the answer.

One thing I do know from experience in my city for the Nasty Challenge is that when there is a large riot the number of cars you can dispatch makes a difference. The more cars you have the easier it is to contain the protestors.

[NCGAIO 562]

11 hours ago, Moses Zal said:

. Did I get this right?

Yes but as in many other situations of old mods lacked in project analize of some other  considerations.

When comparing the radius of dispatch between police and firemen to act within large batches they forgot that for the fight against crime  a Maxis  Deluxe police station has a helicopter that flies over every Lot to dispelling the crime.

This can be seen by entering a crime data view and using the UI control to command a flight over the affected lot and in a short time realize the color change indicative of the crime.

Big problem however and that due to mods the helicopter sometimes gets parked on the lot, as many have already reported to the game airport for example, and the others are left unprotected.

  Solution is the suggested mod to extend Dispatch Center Strength;  placement of more than one Deluxe police station or for those who are interested maybe making a mod with dispatch of up to six helicopters that I guarantee is functional.