“...he explained, is an example of a crime that police and the community may view differently.”
If I lived in this particular “community”, I would be furious over that statement. It implies that anyone living in that community is inherently dishonest and basically okay with stealing. There are people like that in any neighborhood, no question. But most people are honest, decent folk who DON’T think or act that way.
What kind of message is this fool sending to the people of the community, who are trying to raise their kids properly and instill a sense of right and wrong into them?
What you are saying is that he sounds racist? Actually he does! If his attitude was common in a community the businesses would not locate there, or existing businesses would shut down.