Police Department Survey: Violent Crime Up in Major Cities (Ruh Roh!)

breitbart.com ^ | 7/26/2016 | Caroline May

[rktman]

The number of homicides committed in major cities during the first half of this year is up by more than 15 percent, and overall violent crime is up more than two percent compared to the first half of 2015, according to data from the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA).

A midyear comparison of violent crime in major cities between 2015 and 2016, compiled via a survey of police departments, reveals increases in several categories of violent crimes.

According to the MCCA survey, the police departments of major cities reported a total of 2,308 homicides during the first half of 2016 compared to 2,001 during the first half of 2015. Additionally aggravated assaults increased from 68,990 in the first half of 2015 to 70,809 so far this year, non-fatal shootings grew from 6,362 to 6,965 this year to date, and robberies have also increased from 46,182 during the first half of 2015 to 47,294 this year. Rape was the one category of the five that saw a slight decrease from 10,799 last year to 10,606 so far in 2016.

[rktman]

Looks like someone is gonna be getting a phone call from a certain unlisted phone number on Pennsylvania Ave in d.c. Cops will have to amend their findings because "We've never been safer, smarter, wealthier, more peaceful etc., in the entire history of the universe. Ever."

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Major cities...? Violent crime...? Do I dare mention skin color in these lovely statistics? Not P.C.!

[Fido969]

I was listening to the leftie spokesidiots calling Trump a “liar” for pointing this out.

[Uversabound]

Is not the libtard media reporting, for example, that crimes in NYC are down significantly all around.

All lies!!

[Buckeye McFrog]

bbb.....bbbbbu......bbbbb......bbbbut the President came out yesterday and said the world has never been safer, more peaceful or more secure.

[Cboldt]

Obama addressed this already. Crime is down. Anybody who claims crime is increasing is fearmongering and “dark.”

[JPG]

[Gamecock]

“The one thing that I think is important to recognize, is this idea that America is somehow on the verge of collapse; this vision of violence and chaos everywhere, doesn’t really jibe with the experience of most people.”

The Dear Leader

[Fireone]

Coincides with slightly longer response times by LEO’s. If the cops are blamed at every call, they’re smart to slow down, and let the scene play itself out, before they arrive.