What's the city's shooting count up to for 2010? Seems like I hear about a shooting every night over there....
It's not quite that bad in 'Nooga - yet. But with a RINO tax-and-spend Mayor (Littlefield) who's largest campaign contributor was SEIU, things can only get worse. This guy's a wannabe Daley, trying his best to turn Chattanooga into Chicago. He's continued to claim that there is no gang violence in Chattanooga despite the gang-related activity that continues to occur within the city's limits.
Fortunately for the residents, he's about to be unemployed due to term limits. He wouldn't be re-elected anyway, after his annexing frenzy and the enormous property tax increase that he pushed through city council. His political career is over, and we regional folks will make sure of that by keeping his reputation where it belongs.
Official numbers - the last statistics I found on a quick search showed 20 murders in 2008. I have no idea how many were gun-related, and I know that there are shootings that aren't murders (victim doesn't die, self-defense, etc.). The city has its issues, and if the government doesn't start doing its proper duty, it'll become much worse. They're going to chase all the responsible people out of the city limits, just as Cleveland, Ohio did back in the 1960's, 70's, and 80's.