I'm not buying what the city is selling on this report.
So, if you listen to city officials they say that property crime is down, but arson (up 8%) and violent crime (murder, rape, robbery, assault) is up 1%. What gives?
They are waiting for the FBI to certify the results, but what the hell does this mean? So now, as a society, it's okay to say crime is down even when it's not really in the scary crime that keeps tourists away? C'mon...be serious.
Here are the stats I've seen:
The city had 105 homicides in 2007, more than in 2006.
Aggravated assaults increased 5.3%, from 3,974 to 4,183.
Rapes totaled 235 last year, one less than in 2006.
Burglaries increased 7.1%, from 5,787 to 6,197.
Larceny-thefts decreased 2.9%, from 24,921 to 24,203.
If you are a business owner that relies on tourists we should all be crying for a stop to this trend toward violence in our city. And, I'm not saying the cops are to blame.
Jim0
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