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We've had more break-ins in the last few months than ever before. This will eventually turn tragic.
I find it curious that Durham County Calls for Service Reports is no longer listing the Breaking and Enterings in their record. Are they trying to hide the truth!?
The city's never listed calls for service for *any* crimes. To get a record of calls for service, you have to file a request with the crime stats division.
The subdivision in question is within city limits, so DPD is the primary agency for policing the area. DCSO would only get dispatched to the area if a DPD officer wasn't able to respond.
There has not been more property crime in the last month then ever before. The full report for 4Q 2011 isn't out yet in Durham, but I can assure you that it is not a record-setting quarter for property crime.
In terms of crime stats, property crime was down 3% in Durham last year. Durham's 2010 property crime rate [the latest year that all stats are available] was lower than the following peer cities:
Little Rock, Winston-Salem, Montgomery AL, Baton Rouge LA, Norfolk, Greensboro, Springfield MO, Salt Lake City, Tacoma WA, Chattanooga, Dayton OH, Flint MI, Rochester, Beaumont, among others.
I'm sorry to hear that your subdivision is having an increase in break-ins. I truly hope that DPD is able to catch the perps and put them away.
I took a personal safety class once. And I remember the instructor saying that even if you don't have a dog or a burglar alarm, make it look like you do. A cheap "Beware of Dog" sign may cause a burglars choose a neighbor's house rather than yours. Also a tape recording of a dog barking inside would be a similar deterrent. And of course the fake burglar alarm signs work, too.
The city's never listed calls for service for *any* crimes. To get a record of calls for service, you have to file a request with the crime stats division.
I was referring to the County website. The area is mixed city & county. Since last week, there has not been one BRK ENT listed in the records - kind of strange.
I was referring to the County website. The area is mixed city & county. Since last week, there has not been one BRK ENT listed in the records - kind of strange.
So, the calls for service probably came in to the City, then.
The city reports all crimes within it's boundaries at this website:
meh, not that wild a conjecture. I've been checking the website daily for years. There used to be a B&E per hour and now there are none.
1 per hour, huh? So you're claiming that Durham County experienced 8800 B&E's last year? I don't see that stat anywhere.... It sounds to me like you're certainly making wild conjectures.
1 per hour, huh? So you're claiming that Durham County experienced 8800 B&E's last year?
It sure seemed like it. Anyway, I posted this information for the benefit of people living in the affected area. They can check the websites themselves. Good day, sir.
There has not been more property crime in the last month then ever before. The full report for 4Q 2011 isn't out yet in Durham, but I can assure you that it is not a record-setting quarter for property crime.
Well, obviously this subdivisions is experiencing more crime than it has before. So it's residents have valid reasons to be concerned with property crimes and safety. It doesn't mean crime in Durham as a whole is up. But maybe it does mean that Durham needs to look at where they are allocating resources.
Most subdivisions South of Southpoint are in the city (pay city and county taxes) but in our particular subdivision it is usually the county doing patrols not the city. I don't know why that is, but it's what I've observed.
And I realize this is bordering on reactionary, but Eve Carson's convicted killer, Lovette, had a record of break ins prior to the Carson murder. I think these people have the right to be concerned. And just because it's crime that is happening in Southpoint and not one of the more politically connected n'hoods in Central Durham does not mean it should be over looked. At the same time it should not be sensationalize either. But it should be looked at for what it is. Is crime in that particular neighborhood up over what it was a year ago? Is so, then put some more resources down there.
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