Gangs Blamed For San Jose’s Soaring Homicide Rate

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Gangs Blamed For San Jose’s Soaring Homicide Rate

August 1, 2011 by Jason R. Raines Leave a comment

KCBS reports on the rapidly rising murder rate in San Jose, California. The city’s nickname is “Capital of Silicon Valley.” Households in the city have the highest disposable income in the United States for cities over 500,000. (1)

The city laid off 70 police officers in June. (2)

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SAN JOSE (KCBS) – The homicide rate has reached a 20-year high in San Jose, and authorities point to gang activity as one reason for the soaring crime rate.

There were 20 homicides in all of 2010. Even before reaching the halfway mark of 2011, San Jose’s homicide rate had already passed that figure. Police attribute more than a dozen of the 2011 homicides in January through June to gangs.

“That’s what’s really troubling,” San Jose councilman Pete Constant reacted. “Because I believe it’s the gang-related homicides that we do have the ability to intercede and prevent if we can put enough resources on the street.”


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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- San Jose has dubbed itself the "Capital of Silicon Valley" and has for years prided itself on being one of the safest big cities in America.

Yet, it is on pace for more than 50 killings in 2011, a rate not seen in about 20 years.

Few in the San Francisco Bay area's most populous city know exactly why it has had 28 murders so far this year, already surpassing 2010's total of 20.

"You can't put your finger on one thing," said Sgt. Jason Dwyer, a police spokesman.

It could be an increase in gang crime, Dwyer said. The department is hoping that the budget-related layoffs of nearly 70 officers in June will not have a negative impact.

"It's been a trying time for us," Dwyer said.

While the morale among the roughly 1,000 officers has taken a hit, San Jose police are trying different tactics to tamp down crime, including the controversial use of federal immigration agents to help it combat homicides and gang violence.

San Jose crime rates and statistics - NeighborhoodScout
www.neighborhoodscout.com/ca/san-jose/crime/

[subdjoe]

And what will the left cry for as the answer? Making it harder for honest citizens to buy or own firearms.

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Heard on the news on the radio that the San Jose police are doing a maximum enforcement on gangs and, shock of shocks! the rate of violent crime is going down! Burglaries, car thefts, and non-violent crimes are up slightly. Isn't it amazing that when you go after those most likely to commit violent crimes, violent crimes go down?

Now, if the leftist capons in Sac would realize that rather than just chanting "Gunz-r-bad."

[ferrous]

Yes, but with only a few innocent bystanders, aren't they usually killing themselves?

Sort of their way of genetic engineering with the smartest and strongest strengthening their gene pool.

Isn't that how Academia sort of looks at our fighting men and women... Better to let them (The lower Class) fight our wars while their smart children go to trendy schools and get degrees.

"How can they get so F**king excited over a flag?" (Michelle Obama?")

Maybe if your son or daughter came home covered in one, they could understand.