Crime rate steady so far
Greensboro's crime rate through September is on pace to match last year's, according to police statistics.
But calls for service are way up -- 230,440 for the first nine months of 2007 compared to 257,645 for all of last year.
Clearly, we're asking a lot of a police force that everyone acknowledges is stretched too thin.
In major crime categories, so far for 2007, murders, rapes, larcencies and auto thefts are occurring at a slower rate than last year. But there likely will be more aggravated assaults and burglaries this year. This should balance out to a fairly level crime rate.
On the streets, traffic accidents look like they're down a bit, although there were already 15 traffic fatalities through September compared to 16 for all of last year. Traffic charges are substantially lower at this point in the year. Obviously, all of us can help our stressed police force by driving safely.
And, if the criminals will chill with the cooler weather, maybe Greensboro can realize a decline in its crime rate by year's end.
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And, if the criminals will chill with the cooler weather, maybe Greensboro can realize a decline in its crime rate by year's end.* Doug
I had no idea that Global warming was a weapon against crime? Are you aware that the highest crime rate in the United States is at the Arctic circle on the Indian reservations during the winter months when tribal members are bore to death with booze?
Posted on October 11, 2007 11:27 AM
Gee, Connie Mack; wouldn't you get bored and boozed if you lived up in the Artic circle?
How do you think the voters of Greensboro felt this Tuesday? Hell, even I was bored and did
booze it up on Tuesday. I even worked at a
precinct that day! Yeah, I was bored because of the low voter turn out. But, I loved the booze
regardless.
Posted on October 11, 2007 3:35 PM
Gee, Connie Mack; wouldn't you get bored and boozed if you lived up in the Artic circle?* Not Thinking very well.
Nope! I would be busy drilling oil wells and beating baby seals along with melting ice islands that the last standing Polar Bear is hanging on to for his life. Than I would be making up false land titles to sell the Russians for the oil rights. It appears that you don't have the good ole capitalist spririt in your drunken bore life.
How do you think the voters of Greensboro felt this Tuesday? Hell, even I was bored and did
booze it up on Tuesday. I even worked at a
precinct that day! Yeah, I was bored because of the low voter turn out. But, I loved the booze
regardless.* Bomb Thinker
Boy are you stupid! You have just confess to being drunk as a precinct worker. Now the whole election process has to start all over plus you get to go to jail free with the taxpayers being hack off at you.
Posted on October 11, 2007 6:44 PM