Thread: Murders in San Diego at lowest level since 1968 UPDATE

Murders in San Diego at lowest level since 1968

Of the nation’s 10 largest cities, only San Jose had fewer slayings and a lower homicide rate last year.

By Kristina Davis
Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 3 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — The number of murders in San Diego reached a stunning low of 29 last year, the lowest in more than four decades.

The downward trend is being mirrored throughout the nation and for all of San Diego County, where experts attribute the drop to crackdowns on gangs, more focused policing and better trauma care.

In the county, law enforcement tallied 69 homicides in 2010 — the lowest in at least 30 years, when local government first began keeping a countywide total of murders.

“I’m absolutely astounded at 29 total homicides for a city with a 1.3 million population,â€

And this had a lot to do with It.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_%E2 ... es_barrier $57.7-million fence added to an already grueling illegal immigration route
Some question the cost, effectiveness and environmental effect of erecting a fence on Otay Mountain, where those who hiked three days up a steep, arid peak were often met by border agents anyway.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/15 ... -2010feb15

Originally Posted by topsecret10

And this had a lot to do with It.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_%E2 ... es_barrier $57.7-million fence added to an already grueling illegal immigration route
Some question the cost, effectiveness and environmental effect of erecting a fence on Otay Mountain, where those who hiked three days up a steep, arid peak were often met by border agents anyway.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/15 ... -2010feb15

Some good pictures of some of the different types of border fence.

This helps explain the drop in crime in San Diego and the rest of the U.S.

6,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens found in San Diego County jails
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-177988.html

Study: 137,000 Criminals Deported So Far in 2010
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-208208.html

387,000 illegal aliens removed in F.Y. 2009
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-182539-ice.html+removes

I.C.E. TAKES 10,000th VIOLENT ILLEGAL ALIEN GANG MEMBER OFF U.S. STREETS
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-126684-000th.html

8,700 criminal illegal aliens located in the L.A. County jails
during the last two months
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-177905.html

This info was on a chart in the print addition but not online.

Murder rates compared
(10 largest cities in the U.S.)

- City ------ Pop. 2009 -- Murders 2010 - Murder Rate per 100,000 people
1 New York - 8,391,881 - 532 ------------- 6.34
2 L. A. ------- 3,831,868 - 297 ------------- 7.75
3 Chicago---- 2,852,268 - 435 ------------ 15.26
4 Houston---- 2,257,926 - 268 ------------11.87
5 Phoenix ---- 1,593,659 -- 99 ------------- 6.21
6 Philly ------- 1,547,297 - 306 -------------19.78
7 San Antonio 1,373,668 -- 79 -------------- 5.75
8 San Diego -- 1,306,300 -- 29 ------------- 2.22
9 Dallas -------1,299,542 - 148 ------------ 11.39
10 San Jose ---- 964,695 -- 20 ------------- 2.07