Burglaries, homicides increase in 2008
Although there were slightly fewer people non-fatally shot in New Haven in 2008 than in 2007, the number of homicides in the city increased by 69 percent, according to figures released by the New Haven Police Department.
At a press conference Friday afternoon, Mayor John DeStefano Jr. and NHPD Chief James Lewis said there were 22 murders in the city last year. In 2007 there were just 13. But alongside the uptick in homicides, the Elm City also saw a continued increase in burglaries and larcenies in 2008.
Despite the increased number of homicides, Lewis said the real number...
Let me get this straight. The shootings decreased by 7 but murders went up by 9. So if you add up the difference isn't it safe to say that the more murders that occur from shootings the actual number of shootings decrease? What a way to fudge the numbers. Hey crooks aim better and well have less shootings in the city.
The number of killings almost doubled. I don't think you can attribute that to pure bad luck.
Or it means that more of these murders were stabbings, beatings, who knows what else. I kind of wish the article had explained that more. Are the police getting guns off the streets only to have criminals replace them with knives and other deadly weapons? Does getting guns off the streets do anything to reduce crime? What other measures are the police taking? Because whatever they've BEEN doing isn't working.
thefts of items from cars, such as GPS units, and thefts of metals like copper, which is then sold to scrap metal yards for a quick profit.This is because there are alarm systems, private security in shopping malls the small thief seeks for something without risk He/she don't have the tools,or knowledge for what they call grand thef,no social security, no money or place's where the get shelter, food. Sometimes that place's are have to much risk for the newcomers and the old people. Pieterfrancis
As the economy falls, crimes rise.
I thought it was rather unfortunate that the new year's focus is on reducing prostitution instead of making our streets safer.