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When I lived in Utah, most citizens appeared to be at least nominally Mormon. It is the fashion to decry the influence of the Mormon church in Utah, but as the number of non-Mormons has grown by leaps and bounds, so, apparently, has the crime rate.
And it seems that the MORE social programs we have, at least here in our state, the worse things become.
Somehow, we must find a solution to this issue. If it is fathers in the home, education, etc. how do we address the fact that many "fathers" don't want to be in the home, that many young women don't object to having children without the support of the children's fathers, and many young people don't want to become educated?
There is a whole culture in America today that decries the idea of working for a living, feels no loyalty it the community, and that seems totally bent on filling immediate physical wants and needs. Since we must be value-neutral in all our education and programs, how do we address that?
It is unfortunate that city leaders continue to not pass laws that could strenthen their city by putting stricter rules on renters. Until this happens,South Salt Lake will continue to have problems. (This is so unfortunate given the fact that South Salt Lake is so close to everything, and has such affordable housing.)
Point #2: SSL, like SLC has a large increase in its daily population from workers and customers within its borders. Controlling for this might paint a very different picture of crime there, or anywhere. Using residents as the only criteria necessarily skews the data which leads, as in this case, to erroneous conclusions about what the data says.
The drug war diverts those resources from protecting citizens against those who commit crimes against persons and property.
Try using the 2006 U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.
The figures will come out much differently.
I'd also like to see the reporter put out a larger list so i can see other towns that didn't fall in the top 10 and see where the divide starts.
Ignoring the issue won't make it go away and won't make our streets any safer.
Whatever.
You can see how the crime rates listed for St. George would be way off!
And of course so would the rates for other fast growing cities.
First, illegals are committing crimes far in excess of their proportion of the population. Well over half of all violent crime in Utah is committed by illegals. A large chunk of your tax revenue that might go to hire police officers is then used to pay for interpreters and public defenders to protect them from the consequences of their crimes.
Secondly, the illegals are here taking jobs from American youth who might be busy earning money and learning responsibility by cutting grass, picking fruit, and nailing wall board instead of stealing cars and joining gangs.
How many of you here on the board got your first start in responsible work ethic at a construction or landscaping site? I know I did. But my kids can't because the illegals--who aren't paying taxes on their earnings--are taking all those jobs.
Idle hands and all that. What else can teenaged males do if they cant work? Play X-Box all day and be glad that their parents found someone else to trim the shrubs?
Many of these kids find themselves getting into trouble out of sheer boredom and lack of opportunity.
Send the illegals home and your crime problem solves itself in a large degree.
The real story is why so many repeat offenders are on the streets -- and not in jail. It should be about why the courts release people with long rap sheets. It should be about the jail system that is so easy on offenders that it's not a deterrent.
It should be about the lack of attention to initial crimes -- giving the message that you have to commit a dozen or so felonies before the system will act.
You missed the boat with this story. You're looking at the wrong end of the donkey and getting the wrong picture. This story means nothing to me, the reader. Great statistics -- but no story. As a reporter you fail the reader by not telling me what it means to me and/or pushing for improvements and righting the wrongs.
Another prime example of why journalism is no longer compelling today. Lots of words and numbers -- no depth and no pressure put on anyone to fix anything. Wasted ink and paper.
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