Chris
10-16-2017, 09:29 AM
I don't experience much crime. THe spare tire on my truck was stolen a long time ago--it's now locked to the truck. Sodmeone screwdrived the truck doorlock but got nothing because I keep nothing tempting in there. And I have security cameras.
San Antonio ranks first in U.S. for ‘serious crimes,’ but experts say it’s not that simple (http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-ranks-first-in-U-S-for-serious-12278715.php)
Last month, the FBI released its Uniform Crime Reporting data, which tracks “part I offenses” — the eight violent and property crimes considered the most serious: murder, aggravated assault, motor vehicle theft, rape, robbery, burglary, larceny-theft and arson.
San Antonio’s per capita part I crime rate was the highest among 15 of the country’s largest cities, a San Antonio Express-News analysis of the data showed.
Last year, there were about 5,900 part I crimes in San Antonio per 100,000 people — a higher rate than Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and more than double that of New York. Nationwide, the number was about 2,900 part I crimes per 100,000 people.
In San Antonio, part I crimes increased 8 percent overall between 2015 and 2016, fueled mostly by a sharp rise in murders, (59 percent), aggravated assaults (31 percent), and motor vehicle thefts (17 percent). Every type of serious crime increased but one, arson.
By analyzing the data another way, crime in San Antonio doesn’t stand out as much. For example, comparing the nation’s largest 50, 100, or 200 cities, San Antonio ranks in the top third — but not first — for the per capita number of part I offenses.
Also, when looking solely at the violent crime rate — which includes murder, aggravated assault, robbery and rape — San Antonio ranks in the middle of the nation’s largest cities.
San Antonio ranks first in U.S. for ‘serious crimes,’ but experts say it’s not that simple (http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-ranks-first-in-U-S-for-serious-12278715.php)
Last month, the FBI released its Uniform Crime Reporting data, which tracks “part I offenses” — the eight violent and property crimes considered the most serious: murder, aggravated assault, motor vehicle theft, rape, robbery, burglary, larceny-theft and arson.
San Antonio’s per capita part I crime rate was the highest among 15 of the country’s largest cities, a San Antonio Express-News analysis of the data showed.
Last year, there were about 5,900 part I crimes in San Antonio per 100,000 people — a higher rate than Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and more than double that of New York. Nationwide, the number was about 2,900 part I crimes per 100,000 people.
In San Antonio, part I crimes increased 8 percent overall between 2015 and 2016, fueled mostly by a sharp rise in murders, (59 percent), aggravated assaults (31 percent), and motor vehicle thefts (17 percent). Every type of serious crime increased but one, arson.
By analyzing the data another way, crime in San Antonio doesn’t stand out as much. For example, comparing the nation’s largest 50, 100, or 200 cities, San Antonio ranks in the top third — but not first — for the per capita number of part I offenses.
Also, when looking solely at the violent crime rate — which includes murder, aggravated assault, robbery and rape — San Antonio ranks in the middle of the nation’s largest cities.