Jackson Jambalaya

Madison ~ Most serious ~ speeding, Highland Colony.

They overlooked the most serious crime: Public Display of a Lighted Peacock Atop An Occupied Place of Residence. Two Counts.

10/11/2011 - 2:53 P.M. - Highway 463 - James W. Bond - Age, 50 - Arrested for No Proof of Liability Insurance and Driving While License Suspended.

We have a star in our midst.

Anyway, one thing that was a bit disturbing was the number of reported credit card fraud, identity theft, car break-ins. I figure it is more a function of the holidays than anything else?

Any idea why Madison is so far behind in posting now? They used to update almost daily, but are over 1 month off.

For one thing, they're on the streets, not at desks tabulating speeding and no-insurance tickets. If you drive down any street in Madison you'll see at least two police cruisers (and maybe a motorcycle cop) within two minutes. I think they call it 'no nonsense saturation'.

In 2006 Madison County had 1882 property crimes, 438 burglaries, 1347 larcenies, 7 car thefts and 193 violent crimes, 4 of which were murders and 117 rapes. Sperling currently gives Madison a 4 which is the national crime average.
I guess if your " city limits" are mostly residential and high end shopping, then you are immune to crime but don't venture up to Canton or down to Ridgeland.
It'd be interesting to see how many criminal cases from within the city limits of Madison were heard in the county court this year. Might ought to see if that dovetails with reporting for the year KF.
Of course, with so little crime, I wonder why Madison hasn't solved the major house burglary where tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and silver were stolen? You'd think they'd have lots of time on their hands to really go after " the big one".
And, then we aren't looking at Rankin either.
Metarie has less crime than the city of New Orleans, Vinings has less crime than the city of Atlanta,Sugarland has less crime than the city of Houston...DUH.

Reciting Madison County figures, with the county's wide divergence of hamlets and broad variations in, ahem, behavioral issues, is sort of like farting in a whirlwind. Better yet, its like suggesting that a fellow with his head in a lit oven and his feet in a pail of icewater is, on average, comfortable.

Nobody here or elsewhere has suggested that a small municipality bordering a high- crime large city, will replicate those figures or would even compare in any way. However, if you (11:26) are about to insinuate (from the mantra-book of Ben Allen) that all areas are equally affected by and subject to crimes of all types, let me be the first to call bullshit on you.

Update: Noon WLBT News. Jackson is recognized as one of America's best 100 communities for young people. What the Fark is wrong with this story?

11:26AM Didn't someone earlier discuss the dangers of common household cleansers under your sink?

11:26 is wrong in stating that Madison was given the national crime average of 4. I suspect he meant to say Madison COUNTY.

Shadow, I'm suggesting just the opposite. I'm suggesting the comparison of the cities of Madison and Jackson is BS. And, I'm suggesting, having lived within the city limits of Madison that the crime report is done with the intent of keeping stats low and making the crimes that do occur seem more benign than they are.
I'm suggesting these weekly postings just fuel the " abandon Jackson" crowd and that THAT negative rhetoric is not good for Mississippi.
Some chief executives actually want to live where there is a ballet and a symphony and museums.Some think if you have pride in your State, you'll care about its CAPITOL.
You need to read the research about why we lose out on economic development and see what it is that could be easy fixes.

"...and see what it is that could be easy fixes."

What are the easy fixes?

What ever happened to the Jackson crime report for the week ending 11/20/11? I wanted to see how they categorized the break in of my home.

I heard a rumor that they were categorizing house break-ins as "larceny" if no one was home at the time of the crime. I don't think kicking in the door of my home and snatching the tv from my wall is larceny.

9:29, what evidence can you post to back up your assertion that Madison cooks the crime stats. I know the Ben Allen's of our world like to line up and burp that chant, but, citation please. "Having lived within the city limits" won't suffice.