Law Enforcement Aptitude Battery (LEAB) Practice Exam

More patrols in high-activity areas reduce response times, which explains the observed improvement after deploying additional patrols. When officers are already nearby, they can reach scenes faster, start handling incidents sooner, and stabilize situations more quickly. That quicker response can have cascading benefits—better deterrence, reduced victim exposure, and improved overall performance metrics—matching what was observed. The other options don’t fit as well because diverting more calls wouldn’t create real, faster responses, faster clearance after an incident depends on factors beyond initial arrival, and improvements tied to data collection reflect measurement quality rather than actual operational change.