Bill Dooley posts, > Does anyone have numbers to compare crime this year to date > compared to YTD > crime in 2003? I doubt if we will get back to the Murderapolis > rate but I want to see if we are backsliding from last year.
I think that comparing crime statistics- one limited time period vs. another limited time period, provides near worthless information. Too many variables at work-- number of cops on the street, budgets, enforcement policies, state of the economy and job conditions, weather conditions, etc. Crime trends provide a more important overall view of the situation, while in-depth analysis of prime variables that may be influencing those trends may shed additional light on the trend data. Michael Hohmann Linden Hills REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
