[UC] Re: UCD crime increase

[MLamond]

In a message dated 1/17/05 6:59:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Yes, please, letâs lead with facts. ÂIf there is a problem, then the Phila Police, UCD and others can be mobilized easily to address it in an effective manner.
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It might be useful to assemble some facts before labeling it a "wave".

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In a message dated 1/16/05 1:10:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Hi Bruce,

I'm working on a story for the University City Review
about the recent wave of crime that appears to be
occurring in the University City area.Â

Could you please foward this message to the purple
list and let subscribers know that if they have
witnessed crimes or have particular questions or
concerns that they would like addressed that I would
be happy to speak with them and work on getting
responses from the University, UCD and police...
Mindy Ehrhart

I agree with Milton & Tom.  I think communication has improved to the point where we are much more aware of incidents.  I don't think that that necessarily means there are more incidents.  I would tell the Review writer to check with the UCD first, and then, IF there is a "crime wave," we can figure out how to address it, but everything I've seen coming out of the UCD's office has shown continual decrease in crime.

Ten years ago or more, the Daily News devoted its entire front page one day to a sensationalist story headlined "University City:  Crime Moves In."  It was no more than a series of anecdotes told by a writer who had looked at houses in our neighborhood, but had not quite been able to afford to buy here.  I think she was a little bitter.  Most people in the neighborhood were very, very angry to see her blow up a few incidents into such a big, negative and exaggerated story.  Then there was the Sunday when a former Penn police chief was quoted in a big story in the Inquirer saying that crime got worse block by block, the farther you went from the campus.  Not true, as we all know!  But the READERS didn't know it, and it did a lot of damage.

Let's not repeat these headlines if it isn't really true!

Melani Lamond