Crime is down, some say - let me see:

A New York City police officer has died after he was fatally shot while conducting a vehicle stop, authorities said Monday. 

As a pair of officers were approaching the car, the 34-year-old suspect, who has 21 prior arrests according to the New York Post, displayed a firearm and pointed it at them when he refused to exit the car, NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban told reporters. 

The suspect then opened fire, striking the officer in the stomach, underneath his bullet-proof vest, authorities said. 

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A member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board who signed off on the release of a man with a long criminal record for domestic violence who allegedly killed an 11-year-old boy and injured his pregnant ex-girlfriend a day after walking free has resigned. 

LeAnn Miller conducted the hearing for Crosetti Brand, 37, who was serving a 16-year sentence for a home invasion and aggravated assault when he was paroled early, Gov. JB Pritzker said.

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A Washington state fire department employee was arrested Friday for allegedly murdering his wife after the medical examiner declared her manner of death as a homicide.

According to the Clark County Sheriff's Office, Kevin West, 49, was arrested on Friday in connection to the murder of his wife, Marcelle "Marcy" West.

On Jan. 8, firefighters and Washougal police officers responded to the West home after Kevin reported that his wife was having a seizure. He told the dispatcher that she had stopped breathing and was performing CPR, according to the sheriff's office. Medics provided aid when they arrived, but Marcy West died 

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Two teenagers were found dead within a half mile of each other along Interstate 5 in what Washington State Patrol said are connected killings, Fox 13 reported.

The victims – both 16-year-old boys – were hidden behind a high, concrete wall and dense forest along the busy Seattle highway, according to law enforcement. 

The first victim's body was in a ditch near North 85th Street and I-5 that caught the eye of a passerby Thursday night, and the second victim was spotted about 12 hours later, around 8 a.m. local time Friday.

This is today - boys and girls

Americans top 2 concerns:  ILLEGAL INVASION AND CRIME

look what a great job the patriotic President of El Salvador is doing , Nayib Bukele 

arrest all murderers and SURPRISE , there are no more murders 

no wonder the crime loving International Elites / Commies hate him 

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Criminals are continuing to unleash bloodshed on innocent New York City subway riders going about their daily lives, with violent transit crime becoming almost a daily occurrence. 

On Monday, a deranged criminal with a long rap sheet shoved a 54-year-old man onto the tracks in Harlem, with the victim then being struck by an oncoming train, according to police. 

It came on a day when three stabbings took place in and around the Big Apple’s subway system, and on the same day, the city announced it was deploying 800 more police to patrol its crime-ridden subway system — even after around 750 National Guard troops were deployed to the underground system earlier this month and 1,000 additional police were added to the system in February.

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A Texas man allegedly snuck onto a Delta Airlines flight in Salt Lake City using a snapshot of a passenger's boarding pass – he was only caught because the flight was entirely booked and he had nowhere to sit, according to federal prosecutors. 

Wicliff Yves Fleurizard of George, Texas, now faces a felony charge for being a stowaway on an aircraft, according to a police affidavit filed in federal district court. 

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 It came on a day when three stabbings took place in and around the Big Apple’s subway system, and on the same day, the city announced it was deploying 800 more police to patrol its crime-ridden subway system — even after around 750 National Guard troops were deployed to the underground system earlier this month and 1,000 additional police were added to the system in February.

800 more police and 750 national guard.

NYC doesn't think the crime rate is dropping.

When you don't report crimes, you get low crime numbers.   

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 That's been happening forever and a day here

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 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/nyc-subway-crime-shoots-up-nearly-20-this-year-compared-to-2023-data-shows/ar-BB1iBG3o

Just like even if a crime is committed but they are not tried and sentenced and instead let off those numbers are not counting either....just look at the theft that is being committed but no convictions because they just let them go...good way to fluff up the numbers like saying the economy is hiring people at higher than expected rate yet it could be hiring as a result of bouncing back form the pandemic shutdowns...are they capturing real data and numbers....I will tell you they are not from our business....they just count as regular new hires and not rehires or positions that are bouncing back as a result of the pandemic...

shit is not right....fluff  numbers however you want but some of these stats are comical....

The Biden migrant crime will be here for many decades and wait until the terror ramps up. It took 19 people to take down the Twin Towers. Biden has now allowed over 1.7 MILLION got-aways. You heard that correct, 1.7 MILLION that did not want to get caught coming into the Country. 

Military in the subways and soon outside stores looking in bags of people going IN the stores. How the US changed in 3 short years and its only going to get worse.

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 Something new  - crime, crime, crime

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 Who would have thought - ROMANIAN MOB - through the open southern border

Surveillance video obtained by the El Cajon Police Department shows suspects can place a skimmer over the checkout's credit card swipe in just seconds — and they look almost exactly like the real thing.

Police recommend tugging on a credit card swipe before inserting your card. If it wobbles or comes off, it's fake.

Authorities say they've already busted dozens of suspects, most of them with ties to organized crime in Romania.

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 Daily - more and more crimes:

The Venezuelan TikToker who went viral last month after defending illegal immigrant criminals and urging migrants to squat in U.S. homes is now on the run from immigration authorities, according to a new report.

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 Economy is rolling, but people trying to steal shoes. Yep - shoes

An Oklahoma man is behind bars after being accused of attempting to steal a pair of Balenciaga shoes from a woman he met on a selling app.

Oklahoma City Police told Fox 25 that the victim was trying to sell her red and silver Balenciaga shoes on the marketplace app, Offer Up, and was contacted by someone with the username "Turbo", who was later identified as 21-year-old Tabor Carter.

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 16-year-old Grand Crossing teen is accused of fatally shooting three friends and wounding a fourth last month during an apparent armed robbery of a firearm from one of the friends’ homes, prosecutors alleged Thursday.

Antonio Velasco, who was arrested Tuesday in south suburban Hazel Crest, was charged as an adult with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder, the Cook County state’s attorney’s office announced Thursday.

 FBI stats, really ???

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 LAPD statistics show increase in violent crimes and robberies compared to last year.

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 Los Angles violent crimes up 2.3% and robberies up 9.3%,

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 South Carolina:  Authorities believe the murders occurred on Saturday afternoon. Officers responded to reports of gunfire and found two women dead.

Violent crime is down:  Don't let your guard, down.

FBI stats:  False sense of security.

Here is a good article: https://calmatters.org/commentary/2023/09/los-angeles-crime/

As of the week ending on August 19, 2023, reported homicides, rape and aggravated assaults have declined this year compared to 2021 reports over the same time period, while reported property crimes and robbery have increased, according to Los Angeles Police Department COMPSTAT numbers.

Violent crime in Los Angeles is down this year — and more than a little. Homicides are down 24%, from 269 in 2022 to 203 this year (through Aug. 26). Rapes are down 17%, robberies 12%. Those are significant drops, and they are not confined to Los Angeles. Violent crime is down in San Francisco and San Jose, too.  

In response, the LAPD, true to its history, has sent mixed signals. Its budget request for this fiscal year, which began on July 1, touted the department’s success in combating violent crime but then asked for more money, while neglecting to mention the less sexy need to respond to property crime. The budget request singled out the need to replace helicopters, to retain officers and to create youth programs, but it did not once mention property crimes. The result was strange, boasting of success while hand-wringing for more support. 

That’s hardly new. The LAPD’s data analysis has long been a source of exasperation among local officials. One particularly contentious debate arose in the 1990s when department officials struggled to explain a rapid fall in arrests, first claiming that it was evidence of success at moving toward “problem solving” and later reversing and claiming credit for a rise in arrests as proof that officers were working harder.  

The lessons of that period can sometimes appear lost, but are worth remembering. Notably: Shifty analysis undermines sensible policy. And here we are again. Does the LAPD need more officers to combat violent crime at a time when violent crime is dropping? Perhaps not, but it may need those resources to respond to property crimes — and it may need support elsewhere.

At Rampart and throughout Los Angeles, officers complain about Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón, who has attempted to institute policies that are less punishing of criminals who are driven by addiction, has eliminated bail for minor offenses and has declined to prosecute many misdemeanors. At Rampart on Tuesday, one officer complained that it was hardly worth arresting criminals for burglary because they were back on the street within hours.

“It’s just a ticket,” the officer said.

What the trends in violent and property crime suggest, however, is that the current challenges facing law enforcement in California’s major cities, certainly in Los Angeles, are less about the raw numbers of police officers and more about thoughtful, coordinated policies to deter and respond to those crimes. The city could use better targeting of resources — officers assigned to property crimes in places such as Rampart — and more coherent prosecution strategies, starting with the recognition that lawlessness and community disorder can give rise to more serious offenses.

Good data, smartly analyzed by public officials committed to public safety is at the core of any intelligent response to crime. Very little about Los Angeles’ current efforts does much to instill confidence.