Wave of violent crime intensifies in troubled New Orleans
nola.com ^ | 08/16/07 | CAIN BURDEAU / AP
Posted on 08/16/2007 2:20:16 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New statistics show a crime wave is intensifying in a city already beset by the uncertainties of a flagging recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
Despite an infusion of money and manpower into the justice system, the murder rate is growing and armed robbers are preying on Hispanic day laborers flush with cash from rebuilding jobs, the Police Department says.
The city, which led the nation in murders per capita in 2006, is on track to retain its title, according to data presented Thursday for April through June.
The report shows a 14 percent increase in murders and 44 percent leap in armed robberies for the first half of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006.
"It's obviously not good," said police Superintendent Warren Riley.
The National Guard is still patrolling ...............................
nola.com ^ | 08/16/07 | CAIN BURDEAU / AP
Posted on 08/16/2007 2:20:16 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New statistics show a crime wave is intensifying in a city already beset by the uncertainties of a flagging recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
Despite an infusion of money and manpower into the justice system, the murder rate is growing and armed robbers are preying on Hispanic day laborers flush with cash from rebuilding jobs, the Police Department says.
The city, which led the nation in murders per capita in 2006, is on track to retain its title, according to data presented Thursday for April through June.
The report shows a 14 percent increase in murders and 44 percent leap in armed robberies for the first half of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006.
"It's obviously not good," said police Superintendent Warren Riley.
The National Guard is still patrolling ...............................