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Report Details Crime Levels In Escambia, Santa Rosa
April 8, 2010
The rate of serious crimes in Florida fell to a 39-year low in 2009, while the number of most violent crimes in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties showed little change.
In violent crime categories — murder, forcible sex offenses, robbery and aggravated assault — Escambia County had a slight increase from 2008 to 2009 in the number of forcible rapes (161 to 193) and aggravated assaults (1,852 to 1,884). Murders decreased (22 to 18) as did robberies (692 to 636).
In Santa Rosa County, there was an increase in forcible rapes (17 to 33). There were decreases from 2008 to 2009 in murders (2 to 0), robberies (26 to 21) and aggravated assaults (235 to 183).
From 2008 to 2009, Escambia County had an increase in the number of burglaries (2,993 to 3,265) and larcenies (8,525 to 8,750). The number of motor vehicles thefts were down (835 to 753).
From 2008 to 2009, Santa Rosa County had a decrease in the number of burglaries (518 to 480), larcenies (1,484 to 1,386) and motor vehicle thefts (125 to 97).
Escambia County’s crime rate per 100,000 persons was 4,952.1 in 2009, while Santa Rosa County’s crime rate per 1,000 persons was 1,522.4.
The numbers for Escambia County include all crimes reported by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Pensacola Police Department, University of West Florida Police Department, Pensacola Junior College Police Department and other agencies. Santa Rosa County’s numbers include all crimes reported by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, Milton Police Department, Gulf Breeze Police Department and other agencies.
The numbers were released Thursday by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in their 2009 Annual Uniform Crime Report.
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I agree whole heartedly with eab on the subject. There is a certain segment of mankind who have and will always seek ways to alter their moods or change what they persceicve as reality. As a society we are unable to change that except through religious training and education. When a generation or two has been taught that they are nothing more than glorified monkees or that their ancestors crawled out of primordal ooze they tend to have no respect for themselves or anyone else. Put God back into the schools and teach kids that they are fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of Almighty God and you will soon see a great reduction in crime and drug use.
Drugs are not the root of crimes. The Bible clearly states that the love of MONEY is the root of all evil. And there is so much money in the sale of drugs that people kill,torture,and destroy in order to get that money. Take the money out of it and the problems will drop. The issues with drugs will never be totally eliminated as long as people want them,but it is obvious that the process we have tried ov the last 30-40 years is not working.
You got it right,art. While our police wander around in the woods chasing a plant most of them don’t think is a big deal anyway, other areas that need those resources are neglected.
Judy, I love the way this guy thinks. Just wish all the sheriffs and jails thought like him. The criminals don’t take into account rights of others when they rape, kill, mug steal from others. So why do we in America think they should have weight rooms or yards, TV’s, internet, AC, medical and food better than millions of Americans. I personally have no problem with them doing manual labor like farm their on food…like they used to do at Atmore before it became a crime to work the poor little babys.
sheriff arpaio has my greatest admiration…he knows how to “think out of the box”, but…within the bounds of our Constitution and civil rights…..i think that our florida recidivism rate would be reduced, to some degree, if more sheriffs were willing to utilize some of these novel “negative reinforcement” tactics that the maricopa county sheriff has so appropriately put to use….and, his methods do not seem to put any additional burden on the local tax payers, either….
Drugs are the root of crimes!
Sheriff Morgan, you may want to take notes on Texas Sheriff Arpaio.
Sheriff Arpaio Makes Inmates Pedal To Watch TV
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has started a program he calls “Pedal Vision,” in which inmates pedal stationary bikes to generate electricity for television sets.
The bikes are customized to turn on connected TV sets once inmates at Phoenix’s Tent City Jail pedal enough to generate 12 volts of electricity. An hour of pedaling equals an hour of television.
oh, but santa rosa is “tops in marijuana eradication”. somebody’s priorities are off.