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I try and go for official data instead of stories, unless the story has something like the PD on record stating the number.
I try to go for official data too, but the problem is that most cities don't keep official accounts for public record. So if you want to keep tabs on more than 20 cities or so, you kind of have to follow stories and news accounts...
And a lot of police departments issue conflicting stories. San Diego is one of the worst, try keeping up with their "official" page. I've been following SD for at least two years and they chronically publish information late or not at all...
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Originally Posted by MurphyKing54
Guess all the murders decided to happen in Hampton (4) instead smh
Yeah, the Peninsula (Hampton + NPN) has had a lot for this time of year. Norfolk typically goes through swings where it's high one year, then down, then high again:
2010: 34
11: 29 (-14.71% from '10)
12: 34 (+17.24% from '11)
13: 28 (-17.65% from '12)
14: 31 (+10.71% from '13)
15: 28 (-9.68% from '14)
16: 46 (+64.29% from '15)
17: 36 (-21.74% from '16)
18: 33 (-8.33% from '17) *unconfirmed until FBI release late this year*
Besides 2016, which was an obvious anomaly, Norfolk averages from upper 20s to mid-30s consistently. But I actually predicted this coming, I believe Nfk could be headed to record low murders in the coming years. It's on two consecutive years of decline, which is atypical, and as of right now, going by its average of ~33 annually, it's on pace for 28-29 by year end, which wouldn't be way off normal, but would absolutely be atypical in that this would be the third consecutive year of decline. To get to its average, there would need to be a murder once every 9.5 days for the rest of the year...
I read the news and police blotters. Gentrification is working here the same way it is and has in most places, but I would say in a more positive way. Police presence in the problem areas has been ramped up after '16, and there are more regular crime sweeps than in the years before. But '16 scared alot of people around here, citizens, law enforcement and politicians alike. I feel like the focus on curbing violent crime was serious after '16...
It's going to be a bummer for KC if StL city and county merge. They would probably drop out of the top 10 and KC would become the most dangerous city in the state.
I try to go for official data too, but the problem is that most cities don't keep official accounts for public record. So if you want to keep tabs on more than 20 cities or so, you kind of have to follow stories and news accounts...
And a lot of police departments issue conflicting stories. San Diego is one of the worst, try keeping up with their "official" page. I've been following SD for at least two years and they chronically publish information late or not at all...
Each year or two at least gets better. It's a far cry from a decade ago when it was really hard to get official numbers. As far as San Diego goes, I do have an "official" source but it seems that it's a few weeks behind and not sure if they keep it up well, so I've omitted for now.
Charlotte had #18 in West Charlotte this morning, and is on its 2017 pace. Currently Charlotte is on pace for 113 murders, which will definitely taper off at some point this year (Charlotte has recorded 100+ murders only two or three times in its history, the past time 26 years ago). 2017 finished with 86 murders, this year thru 50 days is looking like it will be a rerun of '17; current rate of 2.1....
Richmond has #7 on the Southside for a rate of 3.08...
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