Police-Community Relationship Reduces Petty Crimes

by Alec H. on Dec 30, 2014 | Views: 285 | Score: 4

	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Auto Thefts	Arson	Aggregate
2000	29	37	400	734	1248	3496	0	93	0
2001	18	47	410	540	1230	3448	1497	95	674
2002	29	38	471	660	1051	3534	2055	88	756.8
2003	38	50	482	508	1102	3470	2452	66	784.9
2004	35	36	500	509	1038	2765	2377	48	734.8
2005	40	35	526	573	1062	2350	2396	46	755.2
2006	42	41	504	637	1031	2211	2253	30	750.2
2007	47	31	492	650	1265	1933	2309	45	765.8
2008	27	37	523	506	1222	1844	1895	38	674.2
2009	47	44	407	597	1486	1533	1421	42	665.5
2010	21	44	405	706	1521	1506	1596	51	644.2
2011	26	39	303	667	1651	1533	1362	32	594.1
2012	18	36	391	717	1537	1615	1866	24	639

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Number of Crimes Reported

Sources: city-data.com, sfgate.com

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Alec H. on Dec 30, 2014 10:27 AM said:

Since Chris Magnus, police chief in Richmond, CA, took office in 2007, he has not lost a single officer, nor have his officers killed a single citizen. He credits this to his focus on community development rather than on number of arrests. This graph displays the crime data of Richmond. Note the steep decline in petty crimes since 2007.

Alec H. on Dec 30, 2014 10:28 AM said:

When people see the police as allies rather than enemies, crime rates go down.

Peter Graham on Jan 4, 2015 5:19 PM said:

Likewise, when the police see the people, or certain segments of the population as allies rather than enemies, we might expect crime rates go down. Quotas and policing for numbers and 'performance' bonuses is a horribly backwards way to approach keeping society safe.