Greensboro moves up to North Carolina's No. 2 city ... in violent crime
This is why the city's push to beef up police resources, despite a tight budget, is important.
Crime increased by 4 percent in Greensboro last year, the N.C. Department of Justice reported yesterday, compared to a statewide increase of only 0.1 percent. Violent crime in Greensboro jumped 12 percent, while it declined by 0.7 percent across the state.
Greensboro surged to second in the state, behind Charlotte-Mecklenburg, in total number of violent crimes, passing Raleigh.
Greensboro: 2,311 in 2007; 2,063 in 2006
Raleigh: 2,094 in 2007; 2,217 in 2006.
Raleigh's population is 374,320 (January 2008 estimate). Greensboro's is 244,610 (July 2007 estimate).
Raleigh may have all the crooks in the state legislature, but most of them aren't violent.
Crime was one of the top concerns expressed in last fall's Greensboro municipal elections, and the City Council is responding. A new police gang unit and other strategies should start to pay off.
Reported crime within the Guilford County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction declined by 2 percent.
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"A new police gang unit and other strategies should start to pay off."
I doubt it. As long as GPD continues to rob Peter to pay Paul the situation will only get worse.
"Reported crime within the Guilford County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction declined by 2 percent."
Imagine that... and people wonder why we want to merge GPD with GCSD.
Funny, wasn't I the one who forced the Mayor to start talking about the city's crime and gang issues in the last 2 weeks of the campaign? As a matter of fact that was me.
Posted on June 4, 2008 7:07 PM
I'll give you props, Billy. You offered very strong personal testimony about the pervasiveness of crime in some neighborhoods. Couldn't be ignored.
Posted on June 4, 2008 9:36 PM