Saturday, January 7, 2023

We're Number 1 (Unfortunately)

Jackson successfully defended its title as America's Murder Capital in 2022 even after homicides declined 13%.  WLBT reported yesterday: 

Jackson ended 2022 with 133 homicides, a 13 percent drop from the year before, when 153 people lost their lives to violence.....  Rest of article.

 In other words, the rate of killings in Jackson is more than three times greater than in Chicago.....

Jackson's homicide rate was 88.8 per capita while New Orleans ran a distant second at 74.3 homicides per capita. Jackson handily beat such killing fields as St. Louis and Baltimore. 

45 comments:

Anonymous said...

"I wish I was in Tiajuana
Eating barbequed iguana"

Because I'd be safer and have cleaner water.

Anonymous said...

It is comical to see Lumumba thump his chest and talk about his success of getting the water system straightened out , as we'll as all of the national news about the "poor old" water system that has been neglected but not a peep about the real elephant in the room-RAMPANT AND UNCHECKED CRIME- which is all a result of Lumumba's total incompetence and ignorance in addressing the unimaginable crime in Jackson... It is criminal the negligence and inaction of the mayor and council for their failures in staffing and managing the PD ..who the hell is in charge of 911? Thank goodness , the the Capitol Police has been created and doing a great job! Chockalok should be tar and feathered-Right! ( where is the money budgeted for PD officers?)

Anonymous said...

Wow. We were 100 per capita last year.

Anonymous said...

THEN WHY AREN'T OUR MURDERS MAKING NATIONAL HEADLINES LIKE CHICAGO OR NOLA?
Could it be that Chicago has 12000 uniformed police with 1925 support staff to protect 234 sq miles while
Jackson,MS has 600 with 430 support staff to protect 106 square miles?

We aren't even into difference in pay or educational levels or equipment or training provided.
Nor are you comparing levels of poverty in the highest crime areas where the murders occur or services available to addicts or the mentally ill.
ill.
I would remind y'all that Jackson made murder headlines in the 1960's.
Could in be the nature of the murders? Could it be most are domestic disputes or bar fights gone bad and NOT innocent victims or visitors from out of town doing ordinary thingsin daily life?


Anonymous said...

Mayor Narcissist has no conscious and no shame. Easily as evil as the white supremacist Mayors of Jackson's past.

Anonymous said...

And all the while the mayor sways back and forth as he talks pretending to be preaching the truth to you.

Idiots galore said...

Jokeway as achieved his goal of destroying the city all while making a profit

Anonymous said...

And during the Federal Marshalls meeting with the city one of the city attendees blamed problem on the Capital Police “ because they not one of us”. It’s pathetic that Jackson leadership will not address the fact that children are having babies and many of these babies grow up to be teenagers that have no parental guidance- and in up riding the streets with guns.

Anonymous said...

But Sista Rukia Lumumba said they don't need any outsiders coming in and telling them how to handle their business. She specifically mentioned the Capitol Police.

Anonymous said...

All the ingredients for social disaster come together in Jackson, more than any other American City. It should certainly be the murder capitol since it is the capitol and focal point of a state like Mississippi which incubates those ingredients. Bad economics, bad education, bad law enforcement, bad leadership, divisive politics, economic neglect, cultural isolation, stupidity, racism, graft, all come together right here, why not murder? Jackson is a truly special place.

Anonymous said...

Well I now the shoppers are safe because they're all up here in Madison.

Anonymous said...

4:20 What Sista Rukia will never acknowledge, is that Jackson's ONLY hope for a descent quality of life will be intervention from....outsiders. Not just help, but intervention. Jackson's own "leadership" either lacks the resources or simply wants to hustle the system for personal gain. They should welcome outside help whenever they get it.

Anonymous said...

4:20…outsiders…..Capitol Police…yep and now you know the intelligence of what is leading this city. Wait, I didn’t mean to mislead anyone by saying “leading” because leading is a term that Carrie’s a lot of weight, intelligence and respect. That’s something the group in Jackson does not have.

Anonymous said...

These fools know better to come into my neighborhood and do anything illegal. I will be standing in my yard waiting for the police if they come and point out the troublemakers!

Citizens take back your communities!

Politicians you have to ensure we have somewhere to but these animals.

Judges we got to keep them locked up with high bonds or no bond!

This shit ain’t rocket science

Community we need your help to stop this nonsense

Anonymous said...

the Lumumbas have ruined this city.

It's the Gun Shows said...

It's only a perception of being #1. Right?

Anonymous said...

Synarus Green has a good plan to involved Capitol Police more and fairly.

Anonymous said...

2:52 WTF are you talking about? JPD hasn't had 600 police officers…ever.

Anonymous said...

It's actually higher. The city doesn't accurately track or report homicides, much less other crime. A man was murdered Christmas Eve off of Robinson, hit in the crossfire between two carloads of gangbangers. Didn't even make the news. I know the family.

Anonymous said...

Complete failure of the mayor, police, and justice system.
Lumumba wife complained about the success of the capital police.
Her tongue was on fire!
If the mayor is reelected in any office this will completely prove the fact that Jackson votes on color instead of results!

Anonymous said...

Meanwhile somewhere north of Jackson, I was just out walking my dog and a police car came by.

Nothing was wrong. They were just riding thru. And you know why nothing is wrong? Because the police are always riding around here.

From An Historical Perspective said...

Can't you people just put a sock in it and enjoy the national ranking for once? I mean, hell, some towns have, over time, crumbled into the river, never once having been recognized.

Anonymous said...

What the mayor and his sister don’t like to discuss is that 99% of the murder victims are the people they keep appealing to for votes. Very sad how badly our uneducated poor get lied to, neglected and ripped off.

Anonymous said...

Thank you Chokwe! I did notice that JPD announced on Facebook it is hiring and increased the recruit salary from 30k last year to 45k this year, so maybe they are finally getting serious about that ~150 officer shortage.

Anonymous said...

The only people who have a problem with the capitol police are those who have a problem with the enforcement of laws. That’s it. If the NE Jackson folks were smart they would get an overlay district just like downtown and have their own police department too. Call it the 39211 District.

Anonymous said...

As someone who works downtown, I’m thankful for the Capitol Police. Of course Lumumba doesn’t like them. He doesn’t control them. Not one thing is better in Jackson is due to him. Indeed things are worse, but as long as the majority of voters in Jackson want more crime, more corruption, more potholes, and fewer people and businesses who can tolerate the degradation going on in the city, things will not improve.

Anonymous said...

So that should earn $600k grant/graft for police?

Anonymous said...

Isn't Jackson first in being the most helpless city also?

Anonymous said...

At least Rukia has a plan unlike some of those others attacking her.

Anonymous said...

Rukia gets a lot of hate, but at least she was educated here in Jackson.

Anonymous said...

10:29 what is her plan?

Anonymous said...

@12:41pm - Continue to lie to the uneducated electorate with “plans” and grift for as long as possible.

Anonymous said...

People who complain about law enforcement are you usually considered outlaws.

Anonymous said...

Clearly, neither WLBT nor this blog understand what “per capita” means.

Anonymous said...

State your case, 2:52. Belly up or be gone!

Anonymous said...

Besides enriching herself upon the misery of others, what is Sister Rukia's plan?

Anonymous said...

Educate us, 2:52

Anonymous said...

For 2021, Jackshits murdered one per thousand (153+/-). In 2022, they let 12% belly crawl off to live, finishing out at 0.88 murders per thousand.

Course lookin at West and South Jackson only, that slaughter rate is likely closer to 1.5 per thousand or worse.

East Jackson needs to secede, let W & S Jxn rot in what they've wrought.


Anonymous said...

I really don’t see the problem. The last time, about a year ago, that I went to a Doctor in Jackson, I did not get shot at. I also picked a family member up at the MedgarEvers Memorial Airport and and also did not get shot at.

Anonymous said...

@2:52 is right. Per capita means per head (or per person). If you didn’t take Latin or otherwise learn that in school or somewhere else along the way, then try using your Google machines a little.

Anonymous said...

Maybe the crime in Jackson for 2023 wont include any severed "per capitas" appearing on doorsteps.

That would be an improvement.

Anonymous said...

Rukia's plan includes the following:

- increased state support for JPD, including salary increases
- hiring locally-trained officers
- incentivizing after-school programs, gun buybacks
- state support for homeless job training

She is the ONLY one with a plan.

Anonymous said...

7:09 - Please reference or copy and paste evidence of anybody who did not or does not understand the meaning or per capita. Or are you just barking at car-tires? Thanks

Anonymous said...

It’s going to keep happening with bonds being under $100,000 and 4 years served for murder. So much is retaliation because the system doesn’t help anymore.

Anonymous said...

For giggles, I read the comments regarding crime on FB occasionally.

They all parrot the same "this happens everywhere" and "if you don't like Jackson don't visit".

Which tells me all that I need to know. They are content with the crime in Jackson, so long as they can lie and believe it is that way everywhere. They don't want real solutions and prefer to live that way.

And, they are racist and don't want my white dollars spent there.

I can agree to both of these terms.
You cant help them. They don't see a problem.


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