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Reports of serious crimes drop 11 percent in 2014
Original post made on Feb 2, 2015
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, February 2, 2015, 11:48 AM
Comments (7)
Posted by Dawn
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Feb 2, 2015 at 12:10 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Feb 2, 2015 at 12:10 pm
Thank you, Chief Jonsen!!!! Great work!
Posted by and add on to the retirement!
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Feb 2, 2015 at 1:40 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Feb 2, 2015 at 1:40 pm
Absolutely - thanks!
Give 'em all a raise!
Posted by Alan
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Feb 2, 2015 at 10:32 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Feb 2, 2015 at 10:32 pm
Of course, I'm happy about this
Posted by Robert
a resident of Menlo Park: Felton Gables
on Feb 3, 2015 at 12:23 pm
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a resident of Menlo Park: Felton Gables
on Feb 3, 2015 at 12:23 pm
Robert is a registered user.
I would like to congratulate MPPD on the stats - a great number when you look at .00039 resulted in a complaint when contacted. Yet, the concern is no homicides were reported in 2013 and 2014 according to this article. I know we all recall the homicide by the MPPD of an armed felon - justifiable (as it was rule at least thus far) is still a homicide. Were other homicides not counted thus skewing the numbers? Again, great job MPPD - I think maybe the numbers are not accurate - by Almanac or MPPD.
Posted by Sandy Brundage, Almanac Staff Writer
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Feb 3, 2015 at 4:29 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Feb 3, 2015 at 4:29 pm
The statistics reflect reported crimes. Acts of self defense are not crimes. A justifiable shooting, for example, would be considered lawful, therefore would not be a crime. At this point in time the November shooting has not been categorized as unlawful.
Sandy
Posted by Deb
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Feb 9, 2015 at 11:25 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Feb 9, 2015 at 11:25 pm
It's nice to know that rape and sexual assault are not considered to be "serious crimes"
Posted by Sandy Brundage, Almanac Staff Writer
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Feb 10, 2015 at 3:18 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Feb 10, 2015 at 3:18 am
Rape and sexual assaults are Part 1 crimes - the most serious category - and included in the statistics. Previously the FBI did not group sexual assault with rape; it does now, creating what looks like a jump on that category.
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