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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- They have no capes or superpowers, but a handful of police-trained landlords are helping to reduce crime in apartment complexs along the Wasatch Front.
The "good landlord" program has helped West Valley City's apartment-heavy neighborhoods cut crime 63 percent. Ogden's rental property crimes rates are down 31 percent.
Under the program, landlords spend eight hours learning to screen a tenant's criminal background and agree to evict any tenant who commits a crime on the property.
In exchange, cities give the "good landlord" discounts on licensing fees.
Ogden police launched the program in 2004. Four cities have followed suit and five more say they are studying the idea.
Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune
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