Comments on: Plummeting Crime Rates Puzzle Experts

Washington Post: Criminologists Say Drop in Violent Crime in Major Cities Nationwide Is Baffling and Unexpected

[dwilson59]

Obama has given us all hope! He is the reason why crime is down. Bush and Chaney made people do crime. Now all the kids will get an education and free health care. Kids have a chance now with Obama and his great Family in the office. Obama is the first true Great Man to be in the White House with his great Family. Obama is the reason for this Country Moving forword and putting that evil devil bush who kept all the kids down so he can steal oil for his rich friends.

Obama is the greatest ever.

[sightpoint]

More people have been killed in Chicago than in Afghanistan this year. That's Obama's town. I guess he was looking the other way. Obama has NOTHING to do with anything! Find something else to worship. Hopefully he'll do a good job but get out of his back side and take a breath.

[dwilson59]

Sightpoint

It was sarcasm sorry

[sightpoint]

I don't know about the whole country but locally: If there is no money there is no market (for drugs). No fronts allowed so no one gets overextended and no one gets shot. No one plays and no one pays.

[John_Merritt]

Hey NYC:

Sorry for the lack of proofreading. I hope you're not a professor, because many of these guys on the board love to correct people's grammatical errors.

[jxknowles]

Sorry, it's not the guns. Get it through your thick skulls to the pea-szed conservative brains. And thanks for letting me get a rise out of the gun lobby. That felt so good.

[proud_churchgoer]

The liberal media fails to mention that Christians have been praying more.

[John_Merritt]

As each of us should, right proud? I also talk to Him regularly. And do you know what, it works? He does answer prayers.

[John_Merritt]

Hey NYC:

Good stuff. I like your thinking. Can I add a few of my own:

1.) Crimes of opportunity are down, because more and more people are home. Less Opportunity.

2.) Crimes because of desperation: People act out because of their own despair. Based On Obama's (Dem's) HOPE campaign; maybe people are cooling their jets and looking for betterment for themselves.

3.) Crimes because of race: There are a disproportionate number of crimes committed White on White, Black on Black, etc. I believe because of the Democratic administration once again we might expect there to be a 'calmer mindset' by various factions. Also, because of the fact we have a Black President, I think blacks may be afraid to commit crimes because of the still prevailing racial prejudices that prevail. No one wants to start race wars especially if this Administration fails and people are really angry.

4.) I believe parents are becoming more actively involved with their children, thus providing supervision and interpretation of their behaviors.

5.) Education - a theme the Adminisration campaigned on is becoming available, hopefully. When people can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and its not an oncoming train, they have hope for a better tomorrow.

6.) Because of the lower employment opportunities, there are a few 'illegals' going back to their countries; which might account for a reduction as well.

7.) Lack of earning potential requires many people to start living with a close relative, i.e. father, mother etc.... Once again it is kind of difficult to be hardcore when you have to answer for your very survival; from a person who can flip that persons world upside down again. Self Preservation.

8.) Being redundant. There is a huge increase in weapons sales. No criminal wants to go against someone who actually knows how to use a weapon.

9.) There has been suck talk about 'end of the world' talk over the past twelve months, that no one knows better than criminals what is at stake if this true. You forget, most criminals read the Bible and other inspirations from man about God. Even they do not want to go to hell, if 'Armageddon' is around the corner?

10.) There maybe less one on one action, and more 'gang related' activity. The Pensacola murders are a good example. They (gangs) maybe actually compiling in their forces for the 'big score'. That remains to be seen.

I wish studies that are reported are not done so, until they have compiled real data and not suppositions. Have a good day guys. See ya NYC.

[jackp32]

Crime dropped significanly on our street when I posted my yard sign: This Property is Protected by "Machine Gun Kelly's Great Grandson"

[proud_churchgoer]

Crime has dropped significantly in my neighborhood since we posted signs that states "Good Christian families who gives lots of money to the church live here so God wants to keep the the money river flowing so he is watching over them".

[cs4466]

Yes, we know what to say. Thank you, President Obama!

[cpqdk07191969]

Please name ONE THING Obama has done to reduce violent crime in WDC.

[ddaryl1]

and in the end guns is what will preserve humanity on this planet

if we need guns to end crime.. well that says about all anyone will ever need to know about humanity and it's more then likely inability to be the last dominant species on this planet.

i think it's time some of you actually realize what is you're preaching.... not exactly the sign of intelligent life

[gunownerdan]

Hey Fred, if YOU had a gun how long woudl it take for you to kill yourself?
I've had mine for over a decade and I'm still not suicidal. I guess mine are defective or maybe I'm not buying the right "assault weapon".
During the time crime has been going down, millions more guns have been sold. If more guns equal more crime, where is the increased crime?
More guns in civilian hands DOES NOT cause more crime(obviously).
Guns are still selling like hotcakes and ammo is still very hard to find in many calibers, and you Fred are just plain wrong.
Thanks for playing.