El Paso : Second safest city in the US ! (Mission, Spring: hotel, theater)

[mistabinks]

Murders in Juarez, regardless of who is murdered, should count as a murder in Juarez. It makes no sense whatsoever to credit the victim's residence with the murder. Yes, if the murder happens in Juarez, the statistic should stay there too.

[Gary Siete]

January 2nd. El Paso is not off to a good start.
Breaking: El Paso Police investigate fatal shooting in Upper Valley - El Paso Times
About 12:10 p.m. today police were sent to a shooting call in the 5600 block of Melody Lane (west of Redd & Montoya). Two people were found dead outside of a home. The investigation continues.

[malamute]

Originally Posted by Gary Siete

January 2nd. El Paso is not off to a good start.
Breaking: El Paso Police investigate fatal shooting in Upper Valley - El Paso Times
About 12:10 p.m. today police were sent to a shooting call in the 5600 block of Melody Lane (west of Redd & Montoya). Two people were found dead outside of a home. The investigation continues.

Only one murder out of that - and it was a domestic situation. Still no reason to lock your doors or worry about violence. And the killer isn't on the loose as he gave himself the death penalty.

[Gary Siete]

January 29th 2011 - El Paso surpasses # of 2010 murders

1/4/2011 murder/suicide, Upper Valley
01/23/2011 shot while sitting in car, 7:40pm Northeast
1/28/2011 mother/daughter stabbed at home, East side
1/28/2011 stabbed at downtown Rescue Mission
1/29/2011 fight at gas station at 2am, Northeast

[malamute]

And 2 already for this month. A 15 year old kid killed on the NE side in some gang fight, and the Mesa Inn homicide a couple of days ago.

[buzzpost]

El Paso is really a fantastic place, IMO. You have high desert air, great food, and a moderate climate.

It IS a safe city, but it's sad to read those last two posts.

[malamute]

Now it's up to 9 murders.

[rb62]

Originally Posted by RenaudFR

Stop les clichés ! El Paso is one of the safest city in the US ! Surprised ?

How can a comparatively poor, high-immigration town that sits across the border from super-violent Ciudad Juarez be one of the safest big cities in America?

The El Paso Miracle - Reason Magazine - by Radley Balko - July 6, 2009

There have been critics that have indicated that El Paso police report felonies as misdemeanors, and arbitrarily determinining charges in an effort to lower the city's true crime statistics.

My neighbor identified two young men who had burglarized my house two years ago, and later for some reason I was told there wasn't enough proof? I was once hit by a driver, who was clearly drunk. I pointed out to the police officer that the driver could barely walk. He told me he was not "licensed" to administer a breathalizer test and let the driver go. About 6 years ago someone drove over the curb in front of my house and the front plate got ripped off by the sign the driver apparently enjoyed knocking down. I called the police, and they acted like it was no big deal, and it seemed I was bothering them. Later, they did manage to send an officer down to collect the plate; I could tell by the way he considered the situtation, nothing was going to happen; the sign was also never replaced. The bottom line is, police get paid whether they do their job or not. I've had neighbors that have indicated similar problems over the years as well.

[br7or13]

Originally Posted by malamute

Now it's up to 9 murders.

yeah no kidding, not a good start to the new year, and it's not even summertime yet, hopefully things will calm down and we'll keep it under 20.

[lipbalm]

Originally Posted by rb62

There have been critics that have indicated that El Paso police report felonies as misdemeanors, and arbitrarily determinining charges in an effort to lower the city's true crime statistics.

My neighbor identified two young men who had burglarized my house two years ago, and later for some reason I was told there wasn't enough proof? I was once hit by a driver, who was clearly drunk. I pointed out to the police officer that the driver could barely walk. He told me he was not "licensed" to administer a breathalizer test and let the driver go. About 6 years ago someone drove over the curb in front of my house and the front plate got ripped off by the sign the driver apparently enjoyed knocking down. I called the police, and they acted like it was no big deal, and it seemed I was bothering them. Later, they did manage to send an officer down to collect the plate; I could tell by the way he considered the situtation, nothing was going to happen; the sign was also never replaced. The bottom line is, police get paid whether they do their job or not. I've had neighbors that have indicated similar problems over the years as well.

It seems the only thing EP police like to do is hand out traffic violations like it was candy. Maybe a little bit more "real" crime will have them busy for a change. j/k