When it comes to crime, people rarely report the good news, and I don’t want to fall in that habit.
Check out how much crime is down in Uptown this year:
Year to date: 1/1/2009 to 6/30/2009
Aggravated Assaults: -47.4%
Auto Thefts: -22.2%
Residential Burglaries: -67.1
Larcenies: -55.6%
Robbery / Individuals: -58.3%
Total Part One Crimes: -55.5%
And for June specifically:
Month to date: 6/1/2009 to 6/30/2009
Aggravated Assaults: -66.7%
Auto Thefts: -66.7%
Residential Burglaries: -92.6%
Larcenies: -76.5%
Robbery / Individuals: +100 (1 robbery for the month)
Total Part One Crimes: -81.0%
Way to go Memphis Police…thanks for your hard work!
When is the last time you personally thanked a police officer or a fireman?
Carrolls~
Thanks for posting this! So many times we only hear the bad stuff!
Yay Uptown! Yay Memphis!