Minneapolis robberies are up 21% over 2004

MPLS Star & Sickle ^ | 11-25-05 | Chao Xiong

[Rakkasan1]

Robberies in Minneapolis are on pace to reach their highest peak since 1997, according to the Police Department's robbery unit. Citywide, robberies are up 21 percent this year from the same time in 2004, police said. According to data released this week, there have been 2,462 robberies this year, compared with 2,038 at the same time last year. Robbery unit commander Lt. Michael Fossum said the number of robberies will probably be near or exceed 3,000 by year's end; the last time they hit that mark was 1997, with 3,326.

[WatchingInAmazement]

I'd be curious to see census data on immigrants, illegal or not, and compare the immigration rate to the crime rate.

See post 13

[Rakkasan1]

A system of more than 100 routes and more than 900 vehicles was sacrificed for one route with 24 vehicles.

Metropolitan Council cut bus service on 70 percent of its routes. Because of this decision, 28 routes were eliminated and another 78 saw reduced service. In addition to this, bus fares were raised by 25 cents.

Metro Transit officials justified this recommendation because of an expected $60 million shortfall in revenues over the next two years. However, that $715 million+ was recently spent on the Hiawatha light rail line. That is over 12 times as much as the expected revenue shortfall. Furthermore, there is a proposal to extended light rail to University Avenue, which would cost more than $800 million.

Instead of spending several hundred million dollars on light rail, it would be better to spend $60 million to maintain the bus system. This would benefit more riders at a lower cost to taxpayers.

Stop That Train!(old but good article)

http://citypages.com/databank/21/1000/article8398.asp

[joesnuffy]

I worked for the Soo Line RR back in the early 70s out of MPLS and there were plenty of black and Hispanic gangs back then...in their own little ghettos

Back home in N Central WI when the first Hmong came in and there numbers were small they were OK folks..

Howerver as their numbers grew and their kids grew up and had their own kids,the white commie social workers told them they not only did not have to assimilate but were 'owed' cars, homes, money, all their essentials they turned mean and gangs sprouted up along with the prostitution of their own young ones along with drug importation...

Remember Hmongs made their money by growing opium and selling into the recreational drug market...that has not changed...the left has also told them this too is their traditional heritage and as such again is another 'right' they enjoy over others...

No other ethnic group sucks dry the welfare teat quite like the Hmongs..at least not in N Central WI.

IMO

[N3WBI3]

If it is working so great why does it get an annual subsidy FOREVER from the State?

For the same reason that all public transportation (including busses) get government subsidy's they dont make money. Same reason even though some highways are toll roads they still get outh sources of revenue to pay for construction. Infrastructure cost money..

[Colonel_Flagg]

not to mention craphole schools and lightrail to nowhere

I live north. Light rail really is rail to nowhere for anyone who doesn't live in the ring suburbs or in the Twin Cities proper. We just pay for it with state taxes that are already too high. We can thank Governor Turnbuckle for that.

[Fireone]

They admittedly DID NOT count "paid" receipts to arrive at that number. It was a number extrapolated from viewing riders getting on at one busy stop, and multiplying times the number of trains/trips.
This fact has been "outed" and discussed frequently on many TC radio programs. The "train people" have publicly admitted this.