2008.11.20
More crime data: over 3,000 offenses served
The Roanoke Valley crime and Salem felony crime maps and databases are up to date again, and we crossed the 3,000 threshold in total number of offenses in the Roanoke Valley data. That's total serious violent and property crimes in Roanoke, Roanoke County and Salem for 2008. The database of all felonies in Salem now exceeds 500 items.
And, incidentially, the Salem data, which formerly went back only to Jan. 26, 2008, now goes back to Jan. 1, 2008. That's thanks to Lt. Mike Green at the Salem P.D., the guy who so kindly generates weekly crime and arrest reports for the local press and sends them out by email. Mike, without being asked, realized our data didn't go back to the first of the year and offered up the offenses for that period. Thanks for that, Mike.
And finally, if you just can't get enough crime data from these databases, don't forget we have similar searches for Radford and Montgomery County, which are maintained by my colleague Jim Ellison.
Happy searching.
One reason for more crimes today are double and triple billed..For example..if you punch someone in the nose there can be several charges put on you..in the old days probobly just one.Also we know the bad economy can have an effect..I dont know if this was counted but now if you cuss somebody..thats a crime and your taken to jail..of course many of these so called violations shouldnt even be criminal but the City has figured out how to make lots of money..by increasing the number of criminal and civil offenses....most if Law enforcement is more about bucks than Public Safety..I mean where else can you buy liquor from the State(the only legal liquor you can get)where its heavily taxed..then get fined or jailed for drinking it?..What a racket...When I came back to Va..a cousin of mine said welcome back to the Communist Wealth of VA...so true!!!
Comment by Jerry — November 22, 2008 @ 1:27 pm