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| 2012 was Detroit's most violent in nearly 20 years |
| 2013-01-05 |
| [FREEP] As bankrupt, increasingly impoverished, reliably Democrat Detroit, ... ruled by Democrats since 1962... recorded its highest homicide rate in nearly two decades, city and police officials pledged to try to stem the tide of violence. Authorities recognized the spiraling problem of gun play and homicide in Detroit during a news conference Thursday -- a recognition that comes as the city kicks off the new year with violence. Already this week, a mother has been charged with fatally stabbing her 8-year-old daughter, ... which brought joy to Moloch's heart or lack thereof... and a cab driver was shot to death. "We've lost respect of each other," Mayor Dave Bing said. "We've lost respect for life." Detroit officials announced that the city had 386 homicides in 2012, not including 25 killings deemed justifiable. This is the highest number since 2007, when the city logged 392 homicides, according to FBI crime statistics. It's also the highest homicide rate in nearly two decades. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 see also The Wire. One of the best-made series I've seen |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-01-05 20:27 |
| #13 Detroit had over 600 murders as late as the early 1990s. However the population, especially the population of teens and black teens, was greater then. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2013-01-05 20:23 |
| #12 Yes to both. And when gangs are sufficiently entrenched in an area, they come to resemble an urban insurgency as well. C.f. Manwaring's 2005 monograph for the Army War College which I've linked here before. Available for free download and worth pondering. |
| Posted by: lotp 2013-01-05 19:23 |
| #11 yes, but also street tribes |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-01-05 16:38 |
| #10 not one mentions of...GANGS. I believe gangs are, for adolescent boys, a natural substitute for family, especially family with a father figure. This is purely conjectural on my part and I would appreciate any 'real' support or rejection of the concept, but it certainly does fit observations. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-01-05 16:23 |
| #9 Most of the victims were young, black men... ...who were killed by young, black men. But you bees raciss to point that out. Still, it's nice to see Detroit returning to its former glory. And yeah, if you can't tell, that is snarkasm. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-01-05 14:19 |
| #8 I wonder how much History is being lost in Detroit? Must be heaven for metal-detectors and scavengers. If they can avoid the bullets. |
| Posted by: Charles 2013-01-05 14:07 |
| #7 The Detroit Free Press calls that non mention "City Promotion and Public Relations” |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2013-01-05 12:02 |
| #6 not one mentions of...GANGS The mayor calls that non mention "constituent service." The reverend calls that non mention "tending to the flock." The police chief calls that non mention "not muddling the issue." The research associate calls that non mention "being down with the cool kids." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2013-01-05 11:48 |
| #5 The bulk of Detroit's killings are the result of gun violence. Most of the victims were young, black menÂ… The city's homicide epidemic is tied to drugsÂ… That area of the city, he said, has more than 2,000 parolees and probationers and was a hotbed for killings in the past year. The Reverend wants more livable wages. The mayor wants more dialogue with Public Schools. The research associate wants more grant-funded initiatives. The Police Chief wants more help from the 4-PÂ’s. (Press, principals, preachers, parents) And not one mentions ofÂ…GANGS. OddÂ…aint it? |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2013-01-05 11:29 |
| #4 Our local media are still 'bragging' on New Orleans as the murder capital; must be on per capital basis, but is Detroit still over three times the size of New Orleans? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-01-05 09:05 |
| #3 It would seem that Detroit wins the contest with Chicago when population is factored in. It appears the rate in Detroit is higher than in Chicago. Detroit numbers do not include 25 killings deemed justifiable. In Chicago, no killings are deemed justifiable with a firearm even in self-defence. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2013-01-05 08:55 |
| #2 "We've lost respect of each other," Mayor Dave Bing said. "We've lost respect for life." "Lost" assumes some level of prior ownership. I'm not at all certain this is a valid assumption. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-01-05 03:18 |
| #1 532 in Chigago in 2012 and we have alredy racked up 8 so far in 2013. |
| Posted by: Jimp Forkbeard8158 2013-01-05 01:20 |