The city of St. Louis, Missouri, passed a ballot measure to provide and pay for 180 surveillance cameras for high-crime areas. The city council mandated that these cameras be apportioned among the five highest crime areas, based on the 2001 crime statistics, summarized in Table 17.12. Use Webster's plan.

Table 17.12

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Precinct Downtown Fairground Columbus Square Downtown West Peabody Number of Violent Crimes/100 Residents 24.45 10.04 9.75 9.43 9.01