It is with a sense of great sadness that we share this information with you.
We've been lied too...again.
The last several years crime in New Albany is down. Crime is down and we have the proof. They were dumb enough to put it in writing and we have it.
You decide who is lying: England, Police Union or both.
+ = Crime up
- = Crime down
* = Less than one-tenth of 1 percent
Years 2005/ 2006
Violent crime: +3.7
Murder: +1.4
Forcible rape: + 1/10%
Robbery: +9.7
Aggressive assault: +1.2
Property crime: -2.6
Burglary: +1.2
Larceny-theft: -3.8
Years 2006/2007
Violent crime: -1.8
Murder: -1.1
Forcible rape: -6.1
Robbery: -1.2
Aggravated assault: -1.7
Property crime: -2.6
Burglary: -1.3
Larceny-theft: -2.1
Years 2007/2008
Violent crime: -3.5
Murder: -4.4
Forcible rape: -3.3
Robbert: -2.2
Aggravated assault: -4.1
Property crime: -2.5
Burglary: -0.8
Larceny-theft: -1.2
Years 2008/2009
Violent crime: -4.4
Murder: -10.0
Forcible rape: -3.3
Robbery: -6.5
Aggravated assault: -3.2
Property crime: -6.1
Burglary: -2.5
Larceny-theft: -5.3
Source: New Albany Police Department
Freedom Of Speech would like to say...
We are fed up with hearing different statements from the Mayor, Police Union and Police Chief Crabtree.
Fear-mongering will not work this time, Mayor England.
Fear=Money for the NAPD.
Time to trim the fat. We all have to do it and so should the City.
This is a low crime city and we don't need more high paid ticket writers and you see police every where talking on the cell phone, parked and talking to each other. Any small fender bender there's so many police that are called to the incident and you see them talking and joking.
They only enforce the easy stuff like Speed traps on Spring Street and Stop Sign violations.
It's over kill with the police here.
It's time to tell us the truth if you want our tax dollars!
