Jackson Jambalaya

How could crime fall when there is no crime to start with?

shocking. During a pandemic when have the stores are closed or at reduced capacity, shoplifting is down. Congrats Madison Police.

What a difference about 5 miles makes-

Thats just really Phenomenal stats Thank you Madison Police.

Great Job Madison County Criminal Justice System! It’s good to see results of a group of folks working together for the betterment of their community. I live in a great little city of Collins Ms. We too can have great stats if we work for the betterment of our community. Just have to get the people in power and who can make a positive change out of the criminal elements pocket! I mean drug dealers!

This is the result of a police department that is not hindered by a mayors compassion for others and a DA that prosecutes offenders

The fact that Madison is so safe when it is sandwiched between Jackson and Canton is remarkable and a testament to the mayor and police force.

The Jackson Police Department's website, meanwhile, appears to be down - wanted to check if the monthly crime report has been updated this year- an unlikely prospect anyway

These results are amazing. I have known Gene Waldrop since high school (Greenville high ms.) and he is a stand up fine man. It also helps having Ridgeland asa buffer between Madison and Jackson. ThanksGene and your troops.

Grizzly Bear attacks are down in Pearl, MS. Has nothing to do with the LACK of Grizzly Bears and everything to do with local leadership and law enforcement!

Thank you Mayor of Pearl, Pearl Aldermen, Pearl Police Chief, and Pearl PD!

Thanks MPD and MCSO!

Meanwhile the Fondren/Belhaven/Jackson/Byram/Terry and other declining property value towns are on JJ being salty.

What's the BEST thing between Jackson and Brandon?
Pearl!
What's the WORST thing between Jackson and Brandon?
Pearl!

Low crime = no blessings = low crime

Is this also a reflection of the level of education having been achieved by the tax payers? Everyone could have whatever level of education they desire. If educated, you know the real difference in the consequences of elections.

I thought the COVID lockdown turned people into homicidal perpetrators of domestic violence. Maybe there’s something in the water up there, or not in the water, that provided immunity from the violent propensities induced by COVID lockdowns.

Fairly simple. Police and Mayor of Madison sympathize with the honest taxpayer, not the criminal. Meanwhile Kenneth Stokes sympathizes with the criminal and not the honest taxpayers. The citizens of Madison are against crime. The citizens of Jackson scream racism if you try to arrest the criminals. The local paper (Madison County Journal) likes to see criminals arrested. The other local paper (Jackson Free Press) thinks the carjacker or armed robber is a victim.

It’s all about attitude. I guarantee the average person in Madison thinks Michael Brown shouldn’t have attacked and attempted to kill a cop. The average person in Jackson thinks the cop should have let Michael Brown beat him to death.

And you get what you desire. Madison has zero homicides. And I think Madison has only had one or two in their history. Mayor Hawkins will not coddle the criminal.

I am sooooooo glad that I moved my family to Madison four years ago...

@6:44am - What took you so long?

Stat padding at its finest.

I can't believe Mayor Mary allowed the Chief to actually produce and publish a memo under his own name. Hell, he's only been chief for 35 years and she is still training him. While SHE gets all the credit, Gene Waldrop and the men/women in blue deserve it. She NEVER lets any department head get credit for a damned thing.

" All About Mary.. said I can't believe Mayor Mary allowed the Chief to actually produce and publish a memo under his own name. Hell, he's only been chief for 35 years and she is still training him. While SHE gets all the credit, Gene Waldrop and the men/women in blue deserve it. She NEVER lets any department head get credit for a damned thing."
March 19, 2021 at 9:07 AM

Well, if you're going to use the title of an old Bette Davis movie, (All About Eve), then I'm going to use one of Christina Crawford's lines from Mommy Dearest: "That...is...a...LIE!"

There is no way (assuming you're writing from anywhere in Mississippi) that you've missed the fact that our Mayor lavishes praise upon everybody who helps make our community the best place between Mountain Brook, Alabama, and Highland Park, Texas. She ENDLESSLY gives credit to department heads, and everybody else whose contributions make Madison special - frequently, MORE praise than is actually merited.

Maybe you're motivated by GUILT, or bitterness, because your "contributions" to the community have been NIL?

Mayor Mary gives credit where credit is due. She’s always given support and credit. You don’t live here if you’d hear it and know it.