Homicide tidal wave in South Bend: Homicides increase from 6 before Buttigieg to 17 in 2015: triple the national average (Indiana, party)

[phma]

Originally Posted by Vegabern

Are we caring about gun violence all of a sudden? Great!

We don't know that either.
Most all could have died as the result of a butter knife defense policy.

[corpgypsy]

Originally Posted by Joe the Photog

So stupid to try to pin the murder rate of a city on the mayor at the time. It's not like Mayor Pete was out there killing people himself.

Yep...the second sentence of the OP reveals the thread's intent.

[Vegabern]

Originally Posted by phma

We don't know that either.
Most all could have died as the result of a butter knife defense policy.

Oh, but we do know.

17-4 guns to knives.

"For St. Joseph County, 22 of those crimes are homicides -- 17 shootings, four stabbings, one blunt force trauma."

https://wsbt.com/news/local/number-o...past-few-years

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by Vegabern

Oh, but we do know.

17-4 guns to knives.

"For St. Joseph County, 22 of those crimes are homicides -- 17 shootings, four stabbings, one blunt force trauma."

https://wsbt.com/news/local/number-o...past-few-years

This sentence right here sums up a big part of the murder issue

“I recognize that people get angry, I just wish that people would settle their differences in a much less violent way,” said Cotter.

Neither the mayor nor the governor can solve the severe anger issues some men have.

[phma]

Originally Posted by Vegabern

Oh, but we do know.

17-4 guns to knives.

"For St. Joseph County, 22 of those crimes are homicides -- 17 shootings, four stabbings, one blunt force trauma."

https://wsbt.com/news/local/number-o...past-few-years

Now we do b/c you posted it.
I was going to call Sherlock Holmes but now its not necessary.
However that is the county total and only 12 were in S.B.

South Bend clearly has a crime problem when the crime index rates it:

Safer than 3% of U.S. Cities.

97 % of cities do better.

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[Goodnight]

17 homicides are a tidal wave? Ridiculously small numbers to draw any conclusions.


I hear that South Bend also had the poorest record for mail delivery, blame the mayor.

[ImissThe90's]

The OP should really look at crime stats for South Bend, for say, the last 20 years, and then come back. They always fluctuate, usually with 2-3 years with higher murder rates, followed by a year or two of lower rates. This has nothing to do with Mayor Pete.

[It'sAutomatic]

If it's the mayor's fault for murders, why are all solid red states poor?

[LS Jaun]

Originally Posted by green_mariner

My father is a Milwaukee native. He knows about the Chicago gangs.

I also challenge those very persons to think about North Omaha and North Tulsa. Both are located in conservative Omaha and Tulsa. Those neighborhoods are overrun with violence and street gangs. Sounds like political party really doesn't matter.

So, what's the make up of the gangs? Are they Conservative Republicans?

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by LS Jaun

So, what's the make up of the gangs? Are they Conservative Republicans?

They aren't likely Republicans. They likely don't vote at all. My point is that putting a city in Republican rule isn't going to stop violence and gang problems. It doesn't really matter what political party is in charge.