Sentences with phrase «by high crime rates»

This is tempered by the high crime rates and fiscal issues of the city and state.

Williams drew thunderous applause as he implored members of the City Council who might not be affected by high crime rates and poor relationships with police to understand his viewpoint and vote for the profiling bill.

Not exact matches

In Baltimore, officers were evaluated by number of arrests — so they made many arrests, but for infractions like not having a bike light or failing to carry I.D. Meanwhile Baltimore's crime rate remained persistently high.

According to a 2005 study of criminal patterns by Statistics Canada, for example, inflation rates influence the levels of financially motivated crimes such as break - ins and car thefts, while increases in unemployment correlate with higher homicide rates.

Ought we to be surprised that black youths isolated from the labor market, marginalized by decrepit urban schools, devalued by alienating ideals of beauty and targeted by an unprecedented drug invasion exhibit high rates of crime and teen - age pregnancy?

Russia's grim Soviet - era housing, high rates of abortion and of alcoholism and substance abuse, crime syndicates controlled by the Mafia and widespread corruption — all these help to make Christianity deeply attractive.

They are located in areas with a higher than average crime rate, said David Sinski, senior program director of After School Matters, a non-profit headed by the mayor's wife, Maggie Daley, and one of the partner groups in NeighborSports.

Wicker Park residents concede that their area is perceived by outsiders as having a high crime rate and gang - related problems, but they say that is n`t true.

It is a kind of law that you would see in an East European country, which by far has a lot higher violent crime rate (murder, rape, home invasions) then in the states.

Indeed, «data on firearms ownership by constabulary area in England,» like data from the United States, show «a negative correlation,» that is, «where firearms are most dense violent crime rates are lowest, and where guns are least dense violent crime rates are highest.»

Proponents of the Martin Act have noted the high rate at which financial crimes are prosecuted in New York; opponents have argued that the law has been used by attorneys general to score political points and boost political profiles, and that it's been used improperly due to the broadness of the statute.

«The country remains impoverished by many indications... In the 20 years between June 12, 1993 election and today, Nigeria has earned enough money to create a Dubai in each of the six geo - political zones and make our citizens some of the most prosperous people on earth, but what we have instead is collapse of infrastructure, deepening poverty (70 % rate from 45 % in 1999), social dislocations, high unemployment rate and violent crimes.»

Labour made a mistake by «playing tough» on crime and allowing the prison population to soar to record levels during its time in government, instead of tackling sky - high reoffending rates, the shadow justice secretary, Sadiq Khan, is to acknowledge for the first time on Monday.

«The record - high incarceration rate in the U.S. has been inflated further by federal prison sentences for people whose only crime is stepping across the border.

In addition, scientists suspect that the stress of living in low - income areas with high rates of crime and other stressors may make children more vulnerable to the effects of pollutants, perhaps by altering their hormones and immune systems.

And the people who wrote this wonderful article, James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling in 1982, then said, «By the way, where you are going to concentrate this effort is not going to be in the places with the very highest crime rates; they're hopeless.

The research, conducted by Leah Schinasi, PhD, assistant research professor, and Ghassan Hamra, PhD, assistant professor, both of Drexel's Dornsife School of Public Health, was published in the Journal of Urban Health and used a decade's worth of crime data in Philadelphia (from 2006 until 2015) to find that rates of violent crime and disorderly conduct increased when daily temperatures are higher.

Adversity is commonly defined as anything children perceive as a threat to their physical safety or that jeopardizes their family or social structure, including emotional, physical or sexual abuse, neglect, bullying by peers, violence at home, parental divorce, separation or death, parental substance abuse, living in a neighborhood with high crime rates, homelessness, discrimination, poverty and the loss of a relative or another loved one.

Forensic hospitals, on the other hand, which hold and treat offenders found not guilty by reason of insanity, have a very high success rate in preventing disordered individuals from returning to crime.

He found that the societal benefits would amount to $ 50,000 per child annually and an overall savings of $ 1.2 trillion by reduced crime and increased rates of on - time high school graduation.

This gruesome splatter flick directed by Antoine Fuqua trades in profanity, ethnic slurs and gratuitous violence in service of a high attrition - rate crime whodunit designed for the blood sport demo.

Accompanied by his witless new partner (Nick Frost), Angel and his «big city skills» set about uncovering why the most crime - free village in the country also happens to have a peculiarly high rate of gruesome accidents.

The link between dropout rates and crime is also well documented, and the report's data indicates that high school graduation reduces violent crime by 20 percent.

Juvenile arrest rates dropped by 32 percent between 1980 and 2011, while adult crime rates plummeted sharply from their highs in the 1990s.

This return is achieved through higher rates of employment and earnings and by reducing rates of school truancy, exclusion, smoking, depression and crime.

Districts with high rates of chronic absence, out - of - school suspensions, and school drop outs will be given priority for these grants aimed at improving student outcomes by reducing truancy and supporting students who are at risk of dropping out of school or are victims of crime.

Florida's economy could see a combination of crime - related savings and additional revenue of about $ 507 million each year if the male high school graduation rate increase by just 5 %.

Community leaders came together to address high rates of juvenile crime in the county and were astonished to find that the majority of crimes by youth were committed during after - school hours.

This movie (based on the 1965 novel by Sol Yurick) took the most terrifying thing about the New York City of that era — roving bands of gangs and criminals behind the sky - high crime rate — and moved it into comic book territory.

An excellent violent crime rate accounts for the city's higher ranking and contributes to the overall quality of life enjoyed by residents.

Cleveland has the 13th highest violent crime rate in the country, which is an impressive ranking out of that category's 250 + cities but is only the seventh highest ranking posted by the cities in this top 10.

It might be that you're more interested in a thriving arts scene and are not alarmed by higher - than - average crime rates.

Trump campaigned on alternative facts with a high percentage of whoppers identified by fact - checkers, and continues this way with alternative facts about the election, unemployment, the crime rate, terrorism, immigration rates, etc..

As a law firm well versed in defending charges of violent crimes and backed by a high success rate and proven record, * we challenge the prosecution and fight for you.

The territories have by far the highest incidents of violent offences per capita, followed by Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland, while provinces with the lowest violent crimes rates are Ontario, Quebec, and Prince Edward Island.

«Total clearance rates share the same limitation as total crime rates in that overall totals are dominated by high - volume, less - serious offences such as minor thefts, mischief and minor assaults.

For example, if you live in an area prone to earthquakes and high crime, your life insurance rates will be affected more by your age and personal health profile than where you choose to live.

However, Bellingham insurance quotes will be affected by the higher - than - average crime rate, and lower median home values.

Insurance costs are influenced by risk factors, so high rates of burglaries, auto thefts, and other types of crime tend to drive up premiums.

The 5th (Opelika) sits in east - central Alabama, and while not imminently threatened by large storms that may blow in off the Gulf of Mexico, its costs are high due in part to property crime rates which are more than double the US average.

It consistently gets very high ratings for safety, including being ranked as the safest U.S. city for the third year in a row by City Crime Rratings for safety, including being ranked as the safest U.S. city for the third year in a row by City Crime RatingsRatings.

Special Agent, Criminal Investigator AFOSI Detachment 611 — Osan AB, ROK (8/2003 — 8/2004) • Held integral role in the handling of 40 + criminal, fraud, and CI investigations, the largest caseload for AFOSI / Pacific Air Force Command, bringing unit to the highest pro-active rate in 8 years • Collaborated with the Department of Homeland Security and Customs Division in an international fraud case, the first joint effort between these departments and the result of mutual interest coordination avenues between numerous entities • Protected valuable DOD resources and assets by conducting major counterintelligence, criminal, and fraud investigations, including close support through crime scene searches, evidence preservation, and laboratory analysis requests • Testified in court - martials, interviewed key witnesses, and performed interrogations of persons suspected of committing major violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice • Managed and utilized human informants to detect illegal activities as well as conducting undercover investigations • Investigated AFOSI applicant backgrounds to determine suitability for positions in department, also serving as a point of contact for counterintelligence, anti-terrorism, and local criminal awareness briefings on base

The magnitude of the problem caused by high risk consumption of alcohol is often hidden by the lack of collection of useful data for example at the time of hospital admissions, when children are put into out of home care because of their neglect, when people are incarcerated because of alcohol related crime and when children are born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) at some of the highest rates in the world.

The juvenile - depressed group had a higher proportion of males and exhibited a pattern reminiscent of externalizing behavior, characterized by more perinatal problems and somewhat higher rates of comorbid conduct disorder, attention deficit - disorder, crime by parents, and temperamentally undercontrolled behavior.

Early childhood education can reduce crime and incarceration later in life by improving subsequent educational attainment and reducing school dropout rates.5 The Obama administration recognized the value of early childhood education by expanding access to high - quality preschool through Head Start and Early Head Start; however, more targeted efforts are needed to ensure that children of incarcerated parents have access to high - quality early childhood education programs.

In 1998, the serious violent crime offending rate for youth was 27 crimes per 1,000 adolescents ages 12 to17, totaling 616,000 such crimes involving juveniles — a drop by more than half from the 1993 high, and the lowest level since data were first collected in 1973.»

High - quality home visiting programs are a «two - generation» solution that has been shown to cut rates of abuse and neglect by as much as half, while also reducing the likelihood that participating children and their parents will engage in crime.

Improved educational performance, higher civic participation, lower crime rates, and improved health remain the biggest social benefits linked to homeownership, according to a new research paper by NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun and research economist Nadia Evangelou, which appears in The Journal of the Center for Real Estate Studies.