In the last few months I've noticed a decrease in crimes reported on the board. Some days there a few months ago, I was moderating a number of different crime threads making the headlines daily. It surely feels like there has been a decrease as today's DR1 news reports .. Yes, yes, I know feelings are not proof of anything So, what are the feelings out there? Have we all just got better at prevention, have I swallowed an additional happy pill by mistake, or is it a little quieter out there on the crime front?
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial]12. Crime down
Interior and Police Minister Franklyn Almeyda says that crime rate is down. He said it has declined from 25.2 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004 to 20.2 crimes in the first seven months of the year. The Minister also announced that mixed patrols by military forces, at night, would increase, and that the Barrio Seguro program will be expanded to 10 neighborhoods in Santiago and 9 in the province of Santo Domingo. Almeyda says that the alcohol decree, limiting the sale of alcohol, will stay in place seeing as it has led to a decrease in crime. Almeyda added that the presence of the Auxiliary police on the streets would continue.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial]12. Crime down
Interior and Police Minister Franklyn Almeyda says that crime rate is down. He said it has declined from 25.2 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004 to 20.2 crimes in the first seven months of the year. The Minister also announced that mixed patrols by military forces, at night, would increase, and that the Barrio Seguro program will be expanded to 10 neighborhoods in Santiago and 9 in the province of Santo Domingo. Almeyda says that the alcohol decree, limiting the sale of alcohol, will stay in place seeing as it has led to a decrease in crime. Almeyda added that the presence of the Auxiliary police on the streets would continue.[/FONT]
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