Sentences with phrase «said the crime rate»
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said the crime rate in the country dipped 31 percent in July, compared to the same period last year.
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He said the crime rate is rising.
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The mayor of Saguenay says it's the city's affordability, fresh air and low crime rate that make the citizens content.
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The absence of fathers in families is clearly linked to higher rates of poverty, youth crime and teenage pregnancy, says the think - tank report.
They say further that even if one does not equate a fetus with a child, as long as one attributes some value to the fetus» and they demonstrate how economists routinely make such outrageous calculations in insurance claims for loss of body parts» and put the value as low as one hundredth of a human being, the lowered crime rate would not come near justifying the number of abortions.
It seems to be saying that, while not changing as a percentage of crime, «rates are lower today for blacks, as they also are for other race groupings.»
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.
«This is a community with high needs,» said Amanda Carney of LISC, who said statistics show the average income per person is about $ 10,500, the unemployment rate is 23 percent, and the crime rate is 70 percent above the city's average.
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.
That said, the general theme of a reduction of concern mirrors the trends in the crime survey of England and Wales, which shows continuing decline in crime rates and a steady drop in the numbers of people across the country highlighting anti-social behaviour as a problem in their local areas.
Council member James says that Lhota's ad is trying to stir up white voters with memories of the high crime rate under David Dinkins.
«Today, New York City has the lowest incarceration rate of all large U.S. cities and crime rates continue to fall, proving that a large city can have small jails and safe communities,» the mayor said in an emailed statement.
«Under Mayor de Blasio, crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the city is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve,» Levitan said in an emailed statement.
The mayor stressed that the city has to drive down the crime rate and institute ameliorations such as bail reform — steps he said require cooperation from the district attorneys and the state «in terms of the court system.»
«The U.S. Embassy informs U.S. citizens that, due to credible reports of growing crime rates, U.S. Embassy personnel have been instructed to avoid the following precincts of Accra: Avenor Sowutuom Sukura Agbobloshie,» parts of a statement on the embassy's website said.
«I would suggest that Mayor Bloomberg consider the skyrocketing crime rate in New York City before he asks any more of his city's police to leave town on these P.R. missions,» Horne said in a statement.
«I'd like to have them take a retrospective on what happened in the last 11 years of the Bloomberg administration and commit to continuing these policies and practices,» said Kelly, who has credited Mayor Michael Bloomberg's tactics for vast reductions in crime, including the lowest murder rate in the city's history.
«The editorial called gambling a regressive tax that takes its highest toll on those who can least afford it and also said that casinos often bring higher crime rates and deterioration of the communities nearby.
«Crime maps should include local detection rates - the key factor in deterring crime - so we can give praise or criticism where it is due,» said the party's home affairs spokesman Chris HCrime maps should include local detection rates - the key factor in deterring crime - so we can give praise or criticism where it is due,» said the party's home affairs spokesman Chris Hcrime - so we can give praise or criticism where it is due,» said the party's home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.
«My projection would be we will have a good year next year because we will have a lot more resources to work with along with an already low crime rate,» Bratton said.
The Divisional Police Command of Agona Swedru in the Central Region says that the crime rate in the locality has dropped significantly in recent times.
«We can help disrupt the supply of this poison that is killing people at an alarming rate,» Flynn said, adding that those suffering from opiate addiction who commit non-violent crimes such as petty larceny will receive treatment rather than a prison sentence.
Brodsky said he thinks focusing on prosecution will not «change the culture of Albany or affect the rate at which these crimes occur.»
Miner says poverty is an aspect of other ills the city faces, like graduation rates crime and homelessness.
Lavine, focusing on education policy, said improved school districts and graduation rates would help prevent crime and reduce the city's high rate of poverty.
Asked by NY1 Political Anchor Errol Louis about the differences between New York and New Jersey, Bratton said: «One of the things that separates New Jersey and New York City is the Hudson river and our crime rates.
The lawsuit lists Purdue, Teva, Janssen and Endo pharmaceutical companies as the defendants, and attempts to hold them responsible for health care and treatment costs related to opioid addiction, rising crime rates and escalating social issues across Albany County, said Elizabeth Smith, an attorney with Motley Rice.
«Stop and Frisk is an example of proactive police work that stops crime and keeps guns off the streets; dropping crime rates have proven that,» he said.
Ambode stated that according to statistics, the State recorded the lowest crime rate during the period of the OLF, saying that the artists contributed significantly in keeping the city secured and scale up the international rating of the State as a safe place.
He would attack the mayor's corruption allegations, ties to special interest, and how he is «spending the city into oblivion» if he were to run, Garodnick allies say, but they concede it would be difficult to unseat de Blasio because crime rates remain low.
A spokesman for de Blasio's campaign said: «Under three years of Mayor de Blasio's leadership, crime is at record low levels, jobs are at record highs, graduation rates are up and New York City is building more affordable housing than ever before.
«There is no doubt the homicide rate and crime rate have dropped dramatically and New York City is transformed,» said Roy Richter, president of the Captains Benevolent Association.
Buratai, in a remark at a security stakeholders's meeting on Thursday in Wukari, Taraba State, said that restoring moral values to youths was crucial to addressing crime and increasing rate of insecurity in the society.
If the injustice and deprivation currently enveloping Nigeria were to exist in some other countries, say UK or the US crime rate would have been uncontrollable.
«Let me be clear, these aren't just statistics,» Bellone said of the falling crime rate.
«While the headline crime rates are very low and murder rates are down, the 311 calls to police are drastically up... and that is a true measure of our quality of life,» Malpasse said.
Today, as he did in arguing against the increase in officers last year, Mr. de Blasio pointed to the city's continually low crime rate: «I say, God bless the men and women of the NYPD for doing a great job.»
The Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke, has said that falling crime rates in past years have been due to increased prosperity rather than rising prison numbers.
Gambling opponents said a racino would promote gambling addiction, raise divorce rates and increase crime.
Bratton presented a united front with his new boss, Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio, and his revised opinion brings him more in line with de Blasio's position during the Democratic primary, when the mayor - elect distinguished himself from rivals by saying the current force was already large enough to «maintain» the city's low crime rate.
The city's already low crime rates would have to be driven down further and case processing times reduced significantly in order to close the jail complex, the report says.
Crime trends are usually calculated as rates per 100,000 people for, say, robberies and assaults.
It's been driving a lot of policy in the United States, and it's one of the reasons why we always doubted — and when I say we, I'm talking about professional social science — that police could make a big difference in crime rates.
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.
«Some have argued that the more armed citizens there are, the lower the firearm homicide rate will be, because the feared or actual presence of armed citizens may deter violent crime,» said lead author Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences at BUSPH.
«It is important to recognize the implications of these climate change effects for public health, including changes in crime rates,» Schinasi said.
Regardless of what else is done, the number of people in prison should decline if crime rates stay where they are, he said.
«If we want to reduce the crime rate, we have to keep an eye on the socio - economic circumstances under which people live,» says Helbing.
Sterling K. Brown, who plays prosecuting attorney Christopher Darden, says it's easy to see why «The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story» drew in millions of viewers, becoming cable's most - watched new show of 2016 and FX's highest rated first - year series ever.