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Ferguson effect

contested possibility of violent crime increasing with reduced proactive policing
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Ferguson effect

Summary

Ferguson effect is an assertion[1]. It draws 65 Wikipedia views per month (assertion category, ranking #4 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ferguson effect's instance of is recorded as assertion[3].
  • Ferguson effect's instance of is recorded as concept[4].
  • Ferguson effect's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ferguson effect'}[5].
  • Ferguson effect's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bxc7dl1t[6].
  • Ferguson effect's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Black Lives Matter[7].

Why It Matters

Ferguson effect draws 65 Wikipedia views per month (assertion category, ranking #4 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Ferguson effect. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ferguson-effect
MLA “Ferguson effect.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ferguson-effect.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ferguson-effect_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ferguson effect}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ferguson-effect}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Ferguson effect — https://4ort.xyz/entity/ferguson-effect (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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