
SimCity 4 Main article: Police buildings in SimCity 4 For other uses, see Police station (disambiguation). You can help SimCity Wiki by expanding this section. SimCity 3000 This section is in need of additional information. You'll find that Sims readily build next to these structures. Since crime has a negative effect on land values, police stations are essential to maintaining high land values. This does not come with a corresponding reduction in costs.Īdditionally, it's a good idea to try and pattern the construction of these and other similar buildings so that you get an even coverage throughout your city. If you do this, a portion of the area of effect of the building will fall off the map, reducing the overall effect of the building. For these reasons, it's generally unwise to build police stations (or any city service buildings, for that matter) near the edge of your city's map. The crime-reducing effect of police stations is most significant at the station itself, tapering off slowly as you move further and further away from it, until the effect disappears completely. Police stations are easily recognized by their bright blue coloring and the large shield emblem on each side of the building. As a result, they would eventually leave. Without them, crime would increase significantly and your Sims would be unhappy. They help to keep the streets of your city safe.

Police stations are available in SimCity 2000 at a cost of $500 per station and $100 maintenance per year per station.
