Posted on 06/06/2010 11:30:12 AM PDT by dragnet2
the number of violent crimes reported in cities across Southern California dropped in 2009
the decrease was even bigger in areas of Orange County and the Inland Empire, where some cities reported double-digit drops in the number of murders, robberies, forcible rapes and aggravated assaults.
Ventura recorded a 7% drop in violent crimes last year compared to the year before. During the same period, Riverside showed a 20% decrease and Ontario reported a 17% drop, according to the data.
(Excerpt) Read more at articles.latimes.com ...
Los Angeles itself is reporting 50 year lows in crime rates...
No matter how you chop it up, these numbers are very impressive.
Methamphetamine = Darwin Awards + Lower Crime Stats??
Interesting. But I would like to see more expert opinions — in addition to the dumb one cited in the article — that attempt to explain the trend.
Could be that many illegals left and went back to Mexico. And how did the crime rate fare in Mexico during this same time?
To what do they attribute these drops to? Nationally, rates have been going down for some time too.
Gee, I wonder if it has anything to do with the high % of illegals going back to Mexico since the US recession started in 2008?
The outstanding warrants in Los Angeles for murder are 80% illegals.
If the LAT reports it, it must be true! Their credibility is nearly as lacking as the NYT! Seriously, the timing of this report is suspect at best!
Want more sources?
Crime rates decline in Sacramento region
Published: Tuesday, May. 25, 2010
Murders plummeted by almost 50 percent from 2006 to 2009, according to FBI statistics released Monday. Robberies in the city were down more than 25 percent over that period, as were aggravated assaults
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/05/25/2774250/crime-rates-decline-in-region.html#ixzz0q6GPUKEo
When the recession hit, a lot of illegal aliens went home. It’s interesting that crime in Mexico is up.
Crime rates down for third year, despite recession
In San Jose, the number of violent crimes fell for the third year in a row, according to the FBI.
From 2008 to 2009, crime rates in five of 10 major categories, most notably robbery and aggravated assault, dropped in San Jose, according to the preliminary report released Monday. The number of murders in San Jose also fell from 31 to 28.
“We do have a lot of assaults in town because we have a lot of bars,” said Sgt. Andrew Goodrich, a Fullerton Police Department spokesman.
Has the number of bars increased?
Then what can this decline be attributed to? This makes bad press for the anti-gun rights crowd.
Violent crime down in San Gabriel Valley cities
05/24/2010
The amount of violent crime in the San Gabriel Valley's most populous cities dropped dramatically in 2009, according to 2009 crime figures released by FBI on Monday.
In West Covina, violent crime was down 21 percent, with 315 reported in 2009 compared to 398 in 2008.
The city brought back a crime analyst in 2008, which allowed the city to aggressively target certain areas and criminals, West Covina Police Chief Frank Wills said.
Various thing...One of which is California has 3 strikes, and some of the toughest criminal penalties in the entire nation...
Lots of violent people left, as they were two time losers, with no 3rd chance.
See 15....
i wonder if there is a drop in crimes or a drop in reporting crimes
The primary motivation for the growing anti-illegal movement comes from - increasing crimes committed by illegals. This stat neutralizes those concerns.
Of course the LA Times would never shill for the open borders lobby.
Messicans going home.
Economy has a down-turn. Illegals pack up and go home. Crime drops. We’re supposed to be surprised by this.
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