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In SE Pennsylvania, we're seeing an increase in homicides, burglaries, armed robberies. Since Christmas all we've been reading about is bank robberies, home invasions, shootings, burglaries, convenience store holdups, food delivery stickups, burglary rings, and sadly shootings and stabbings.
Its like something set off a powder keg and crime and violence jumped. Is it just here or is it happening anyplace else?
Our city is starting a task force to deal with the problem and Philly's mayor has had some strong words about his city's residents.
In SE Pennsylvania, we're seeing an increase in homicides, burglaries, armed robberies. Since Christmas all we've been reading about is bank robberies, home invasions, shootings, burglaries, convenience store holdups, food delivery stickups, burglary rings, and sadly shootings and stabbings.
Its like something set off a powder keg and crime and violence jumped. Is it just here or is it happening anyplace else?
Our city is starting a task force to deal with the problem and Philly's mayor has had some strong words about his city's residents.
I would say that we have had too much unemployment for a very long time and that has influenced all of what you say. Anytime you get between Thanksgiving and Christmas there is always a rise in the rate of crimes involving taking of money. Of course, that is a very obvious thing to look for.
Hey, out here in the sticks some of the city crime spills over now and then and there has been an influx of it all in our, what we call cities right on time.
Please go to ReadingEagle.com for the story. Or ABC 6 Philadelphia for their crime details. At this rate, the crime rate won't be down for much longer.
Austin TX is reporting a spike in violent crime. They installed cameras all over hoping they'd be a deterrent and it does help in solving crimes but it's not preventing them. This spike is in the downtown area where the clubs are.
Violent crime up in Downtown Austin | KXAN.com
Austin police are watching a spike in violent crime in the Downtown area. In December, violent crimes like aggravated robbery and assault were up from the same period in 2010.
The common thinking is that when the economy is bad, crime goes up. However, the economy is slowly getting better, therefore Crime rate is generally falling.
I have an alternative hypothesis though. Crime has moved to a social acceptance in many places. Marijuana growing and selling, for instance, isn't viewed with the disdain that it once was. Its generally accepted by most people.
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In my neighborhood on the East side of Louisville, there was a big spike in car-break ins at the malls around the holidays. Also, there was one big story about a solider from Ft. Campbell who was shopping on the opposite side of Louisville whose wife's SUV got broken into and their Christmas gifts got swiped along with a cell phone and GPS. After hearing of this a lot of people donated money to help replace the stuff. I'd attribute it to desperation around the holidays combined with unemployment.
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