Posted on 08/10/2020 3:20:31 PM PDT by Vendome
The San Leandro Police Officers’ Association is expressing concern over a report that shows an almost 50 percent increase in month-over-month violent crime with significant increases in robbery, assault, residential burglary, and shoplifting in San Leandro.
New crime numbers released Friday from July show a 500 percent increase in robberies involving a firearm, a 125 percent increase in assaults with a deadly weapon, a 100 percent increase in shoplifting, and a 75 percent increase in residential burglaries over the previous month of June 2020.
Year-over-year crime statistics show that rape is up 38 percent, assault with a deadly weapon is up 28 percent, aggravated assault is up 62 percent, arson is up 60 percent, commercial burglary is up 44 percent, and vehicle theft is up 54 percent.
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Gave BLM and Antifa the imprimatur to commit acts of violence, take over huge swaths of cities and destroy property.
What did you expect?
What will you do about it?
Welcome to the latest ‘Rat Utopia converging on Venezuela 2.0...
My paper says this is due to so many people buying guns now.
I wouldn’t be concerned let me know when you want me to start policing again
Since all the above actions are no longer considered criminal activity, I'm not seeing an issue.
San Leandro is a nice town, but it is right across the street from some of the worst parts of Oakland
It’s right next to Oakland ( Jungle City). Whatdaya expect?
This may sound controversial but we should give everyone 5 tags a year to take criminals off the streets. Using the honor system.
My daughter, her husband, and children lived in San Leandro on Marlowe Drive, tucked into the huge hills that towered above them. The town seemed to be OK, a stop on the BART and normal in every way except their proximity to Oakland. They moved to Bay Farm Island for three years and then to Virginia. Maybe, just maybe, they are in a normal situation.
VA is under siege from a nut-job governor, but they are used to that.
The Military moves can be good sometimes.
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