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| FBI releases Jan-Jun 06 crime statistics (Do we have an exit strategy?) |
| 2006-12-21 |
| Not very good news for those of you living in the big (blue) cities. Look at Oakland for example. Jerry Brown was elected mayor on the campaign promise to bring down the murder rate. It has soared during his tenure. 66 toes up for the first 6 mos. of '06 compared to 37 for '05. And now he's gunna be our Attorney General. Pass me some pink stuff please. For all of California there were 1373 toes up for the first 6 mos. of '06. Not encouraging for me. Check out the crime statistics for yourself at the link. It's the FBI's report. Look at table 4 of the report to find the info for your city. If this stuff was reported everyday like every single Iraq casualty don't you think the left would ask of these big cities, do we have an exit strategy? The FBI released preliminary crime statistics for the first half of 2006 that show violent crimes rose 3.7 percent and property crimes were down 2.6 percent when compared to the first six months of 2005. The figures highlight the findings of a semiannual accounting by the FBI of crime in the U.S. The report, the Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report, January-June, 2006, compiles the voluntary submissions of 11,535 law enforcement agencies. The FBI has administered the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) Program since 1930 to help partner law enforcement agencies across the country get a clear perspective on broader crime issues. They, in turn, can adjust their programs accordingly. The UCR is just one of many ways the FBI works to support local, state, and federal partners in combating violent crimes, one of the FBIÂ’s top 10 priorities. HereÂ’s a sampling of the preliminary findings: Violent Crimes: Robbery offenses increased 9.7 percent. Murder offenses increased 1.4 percent. Aggravated assaults increased 1.2 percent. More at link. |
| Posted by:Intrinsicpilot |
| #1 And this is explained by high unemployment, no job opportunities, and a stagnated economy? Oh, wait... |
| Posted by: Elmolurt Hupush8011 2006-12-21 13:22 |