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THE NUMBER of homicides fell substantially in Hampton Roads between 2007 and 2008, declining by more than 25 percent across the sprawling region. If you unpack the numbers, the trend looks especially encouraging for Norfolk, where 21 fewer people - almost 43 percent - were killed last year than in 2007. But trends, especially good ones, sometimes mask unpleasant truths.
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It is time to turn the corner on this conference, to turn the corner on this organization and to truly Take Control of Our Future," says [Albert E. Dotson Jr.] in his annual "State of the 100 Address" before the more than 2,700 registrants of the annual convention in Las Vegas recently. "We continue to hear about increasing dropout rates, but not in our programs," says Dotson. "We continue to hear about increasing incarceration rates, but not in our programs...We continue to hear about increasing homicide statistics, but not in our programs. Sure we can challenge those statistics, but clearly there are real problems in our communities...But there are demonstrated solutions through our programs. "Look at the Maryland chapter of the 100. Five years ago they took a known crackhouse and t...
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'Shall issue' laws do not reduce but rather seem to increase firearms homicide. This conclusion is supported by a survey of homicide statistics for urban areas of Mississippi, Florida and Oregon both before and after such laws were passed. The increase seems to depend partly on local conditions as it was not experienced by Portland and Miami. As more states adopt 'shall issue' laws, it should be possible to study the issue of their effect on homicide statistics more. Perhaps more caution about 'shall issue' laws is needed.
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No, we don't foresee a day at any time in the near future when Black males will go the way of the dinosaurs. But to simply exist from day to day in America, to drift in the hopes that one day a random breeze just may deliver you to hospitable shores, is a fate not much better than death - and that all too frequently results in exactly such a fate. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has also gone on record on more than one occasion to draw the public's attention to the disturbing culture of violence that has a strong hold on this city, despite some of the progress that is being made. And once again, Worthy has pointed out that troubled young Black males cannot be overlooked as a significant ingredient in that culture. Furthermore, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), homi...
... the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), homicide victimization rates for Blacks in 2004 were six ti...
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The coalition of groups, organized under the banners of the Black Political Empowerment Project, and OneHOOD, included representatives from nearly every social service agency, every denomination, every civic group. The coalition-individually and collectively, seems to recognize that now is the time for a plan of action, and implementation of that plan. As this paper has been reporting for more than a year, there is nothing more important than stemming the tide of violence that has been raging, leading to the horrendous statistics, verified by a report from the Violence Policy Center in Washington D.C., which showed that Pennsylvania had the worst Black homicide rate of any state. As our own statistics have shown, nearly 80 percent of all homicide victims in Allegheny County in 2006 were...
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Here on the Editorial Board, we often examine metropolitan Milwaukee by looking at performance in some awfully familiar categories. Homicide and other crime statistics. Poverty rate. Unemployment. Job growth. Housing affordability.
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As this paper has been reporting for more than a year, there is nothing more important than stemming the tide of violence that has been raging, leading to the horrendous statistics, verified by a report from the Violence Policy Center in Washington D. C., which showed that Pennsylvania had the worst Black homicide rate of any state. As our own statistics have shown, nearly 80 percent of all homicide victims in Allegheny County in 2006 were African-Americans, and nearly 70 percent of all homicide victims were Black males. We also urge the coalition to take the time to do outreach and not simply wait on suggestions to come in. They need to go out and solicit ideas. They need to go to unconventional places, and hear from unconventional voices. Certainly they need to go out get input from o...
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LOS ANGELES - Eric Monkkonen, an urban historian whose fascination with the deadliest crime led to groundbreaking analyses of 200 years of Los Angeles and New York City homicide statistics that punctured myths and underscored sobering realities, has died. He was 62. Mr. Monkkonen died at his Culver City home May 30 after a 10- year battle with prostate cancer, his son, Paavo, said Tuesday.
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Violent crime in San Bernardino dipped nearly 15 percent between 2009 and last year, according to statistics released by police today. The city had one less homicide in 2010 than in 2009, a 21 percent decrease in assault and an 18.8 percent dip in vehicle theft.
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U you accept that logic, then former U.S. Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) is a no-brainer for his party's nomination. Maybe. Conventional wisdom tells us the Republicans tend to follow the way of the most formidable fundraiser, which now favors Rudy Giuliani (R-NY), former mayor, and Mitt Romne (R-MA), former governor. But things often change in politics. Every politician in this race knows that they're only a camera phone away from a YouTube disaster should they melt down on the campaign trail at any time. Most people have forgotten that the World Trade Center was the site of a terrorist attack in 1993 when current GOP presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani was New York City's mayor. So much for being prepared to lead. But I realize that extending the Iraq War and this "war on terrorism" is the...
...Secondly, if you're numbed by the homicide rate over the past six years, the statistics for s...
