Yeah, yeah, yeah, "safer than the 1950s." We've heard it again and again. It's baloney. Let me tell you why:
If you analyze the latest statistics from the FBI, i.e., those from January to June 2010, you can determine the crime rate not just in the City of Los Angeles, but also in the other 63 cities in California with a population exceeding 100,000 that keep track of their crime systematically.
Now, judging from the amount of crowing Villaraigosa and his politically appointed police chief have been doing, you would think L.A. has the lowest crime rate in the state, wouldn't you? You would be wrong.
If you rank all 64 cities from those with the lowest crime rates to those with the highest crime rates, the City of Los Angeles is . . . drum roll please . . . Number 48. In other words, 47 big cities in California have lower crime rates than L.A., and only 16 cities have higher crime rates. (See beautiful table below.)
Furthermore, Villaraigosa has no business comparing statistics from this century to statistics from the previous century. The reason, as the late LAPD Chief Daryl Gates explained in the LA Weekly, is police keep track of crimes in a much different fashion now than they did then. A given incident that used to be reported as several related offenses is now reported as just one, thus giving the illusion of fewer crimes.
The salient question, therefore, is not why crime in L.A. is supposedly lower than the 1950s. Rather, the question is this:
Why should we keep letting Mayor Villaraigosa squander millions, year after year, on unlicensed, unregulated "anti-gang programs" run by people with no credentials -- including ex-cons and Farrakhan followers -- who keep getting arrested and convicted of various crimes?
Villaraigosa's policies have put our city in the bottom 27% of the crime-fighting class. If voters graded on a curve, he would get a big red "F" for "failure."
It's time for City Council to pull the plug on the "anti-gang programs" -- especially given the multi-million dollar budget deficit that Villaraigosa's and City Council's orgy of over-spending has created.
Tony V's self congratulations about L.A. being as safe as it was in the 1950's and 1960's doesn't mean anything.
ReplyDeleteCrime in Los Angeles is too high for anybody to feel safe. Politicians shouldn't say people are safe when they aren't. Look at the crime rates in neighboring Glendale and Burbank. Glendale and Burbank NOW are safer than Los Angeles ever was or could ever hope to be.
Also, look at City #64, at the bottom of the list (or top of the list, depending on you point of view.)
Who was recently Mayor of City #64?
Out of control violent crime in the city he was recently Mayor of didn't stop Moonbeam's political resurrection on the left coast. Proves that liberals don't care about violent crime or crime victims except when THEY are the crime victim. And that liberal CA politicians don't care about violent crime because it doesn't hurt them politically on the left coast. Just something to pay lip service to on occasion.
Tony V should to find a new mantra. Like how unemployment in Los Angeles is lower than in Detroit.
It's great to be #1 (for a minute anyway!)
ReplyDeleteJesus, what a horrible crime rate score! Just damn horrible! Does L.A. really have a legitimate Police Dept with "10,000 cops" or it that just plain B.S? Has anyone proven there are 10,000 "sworn" officers in L.A. City?
In the O.C., going down South from L.A. (and yes Going North up the 101 from L.A.) cops pull over Angelinos alot and issue tickets. Could that be a nice way for those cops to say Stay the Hell in L.A., You! With this chart, no wonder that's been happening on the freeways.
I'll give an example: I was pulled over with 3 others on the freeway going to the O.C. from East L.A. for business. The ticket trap was for driving in the off-ramp lane, then cutting back over to pass alot of traffic (and save time.)
I told the Cop I was really going to turn off the freeway, because I was heading back to L.A.
These safe cities sure want us Angelinos out of their towns. And no wonder.
Wonder what the Crime rate at L.A. Live is on the Weekends?
!t seems the USA did not see fit to protect the average law abiding citizen with a recourse against out and out crooks,liars and thieves like Tony Viarigosa and company of paid lawbreakers. There is also no way of stopping them, just ask Obama.
ReplyDeleteLet's see...can we get a report on the latest crime ranking statistics for the following departments: the Mayor's office, Gang Reducton Program, City Council, Chief Legislative Analyst, DWP, Community Redevelopemt Agency and Housing Department for starters.
ReplyDeleteCity Council Candidate David Barron
Have you ever tried to file a complaint with the LAPD? If they ever show up at all they try to stop you from starting a mess of paperwork. A large percentage of crime IS NOT BEING RECORDED.
ReplyDeleteThen you have to figure there is a high percentage of people that are just happy to evade immigration agents..They sure aren't going to report anything.
That's how places like Bell and CD14 are lost.