Here are the latest crime reports for Jackson and Madison:
Jackson crime stats for week ending July 31, 2011.
Jackson major crimes overview for week ending July 31, 2011.
A quick review of the overview report shows property crimes down 11% in the last 28 days with business burgarlies dropping a third. Property crimes are down only 2.7% YTD compared to last year although business burglaries are down 35% in that category. Armed robberies (31%) and carjackings (42%) are down substantially YTD compared to last year as well. However, rapes are up 27% YTD as there are 17 more in 2011. Overall violent crime is down 15% YTD compared to last year. I know its not a sexy headline but that means 164 less incidents of violent crime and that is good news if you are one of those 164 that were not attacked. ;-)
Now on to Precinct 4. House burglaries jumped 171% in one week: 7 to 19. Ouch. They have risen 19% in the last 28 days (52 to 62), 29% from a year ago (373 to 482), and still 60% more than two years ago. Business burglaries are down 57% in the last 28 days as they dropped from 37 to 16 incidents and they are down 50% YTD as there are half the number as there were last year.
Bad news if you're a home in NE Jackson but good news if you're a person as violent crime fell 24% YTD from last year. There were no rapes that week although rape in Precinct 4 is up 170% YTD over 2010. Armed robberies are down 42% as there are 53 less YTD than in 2010. There were 47 fewer incidents of violent crime than there were in 2010 YTD.
City of Madison crime reports through August 3, 2011.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Latest crime stats
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Have you been a victim of crime recently in Jackson?
Please email me your crime stories in the Jackson area. Last week I made this post:
http://kingfish1935.blogspot.com/2007/06/robbery-at-broad-street-bakery.html.
There was an email that was written by a woman who had been robbed at Broad Street Bakery that was circulated. I was able to establish contact with her and confirmed that this was not just another internet rumor and published the email after I sanitized it. I did it for several reasons. One reason is that it is news and unfortunately, unless it involves a murder or something sensational, the media generally does not cover such crimes in Jackson. It also doesn't help that even if sensational The Clarion-Ledger will still sanitize the coverage. When the female jogger was raped in Ridgeland a couple of years ago, Ronnie Agnew defended in a column his decision not to publish the race of the rapist, for example. The second reason is that the rumor mill knows no bounds and my posting the email tells you not just what happened but what did NOT happen. The victim in the case I posted was not raped or beaten, just robbed. On the internet that can quickly morph into something else more ugly.
If you have similar crime stories, please email them to me. Before I will publish them however, I do require that I speak to the victim in order to establish the truthfulness of the story. If the victim is unable to speak to me, a lawyer or legal guardian representing the victim will suffice. If there are police reports on the crime involved, a copy of them would be appreciated as well( a police report can also be used as a subsitute for contacting the victim.). I do not plan to mention any names as that would invite retaliation from the criminals and unwanted attention to people who have been through hell and just want to heal.
This is not an attempt to be sensational as Jacksonians DO need an outlet to make their stories concerning crimes that are not covered by the media heard. Jacksonians do have a right to know what is going on around them and also deserve some protection from the internet rumors as well.
Email me at kingfish1935@gmail.com.
