Let me solve the mystery of missing crime statistics on the city web site. It is not as one tacitly alluded to; the result of hidden cabal with city hall intent on conveniently hiding information from the data hungry masses.
Late last year, the computer application to retrieve Minneapolis crime statistics developed significant problems, which prevented CODEFOR Staff from retrieving some crime statistics. Staff also felt that those numbers that were retrieved might be less than accurate. Note; no one on staff is a programmer, and therefore we do not have the ability to deconstruct our computer applications. Staff continued to work to discover a path to the correct information and early this year, believe this has been accomplished. However, in the mean time, I lost 33% of my assigned personnel to another unit of the police department. I have yet to reintegrate some lost skills and abilities with remaining personnel, including but not limited to the retrieval of official Uniform Crime Report crime statistics. Until these skills are transferred, I will not post crime information on the web. I want them right. Because of the staffing, budget and other decision based on these numbers, citizens should want them right as well. Any numbers quoted by the candidates or anyone else are preliminary numbers, not official FBI stats. There are subject to verification, which the CODEFOR Unit is trying to achieve. It is a balance of time, energy, money, and priorities. Even though it my command, I know that the department has greater issues to tackle than the convenient posting of crime figures. Anyone can ask for crime statistics, I will provide them with the above disclaimer. No one on this list, or within any of the candidates' organization has asked for the numbers. Attacks such as these, both external and/or internal, are baseless. I am proud to say that there are good, moral, dedicated, hardworking people that work for me who are not swayed by the droll mechanizations of politics, but driven by public service. To obtain current Minneapolis Crime Stats please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for your attention to this matter. Gregory Reinhardt Excelsior REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
