Posted on 12/14/2014 1:32:05 PM PST by Jim Robinson
The passage of Proposition 47 by California voters in November is at least partially to blame for an uptick in Fresno crime figures, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said this week.
Aggravated assault is up 9.9% in a 28-day period ending Wednesday, although it remains down 3.9% for the year in figures released by police after the department’s monthly Crime View session, in which Dyer and his command staff go over key statistics. Burglary is up by 30.7%, in the period, while it remains down by 12.8% for the year. Auto theft spiked by 12.6% but is still down by 25.9% for the year.
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He said the passage of Proposition 47, which reclassified some property and drug crimes from felonies to misdemeanors and went into effect immediately after voters approved it, was a “significant downfall for folks in California. We don’t make laws, but this has made our job more difficult.” He said the prison realignment, which shifted a number of inmates from prison to local jails, as well as early releases from Fresno County Jail have compounded the effects of the measure.
The chief indicated he was especially concerned about the effects of issuing citations to methamphetamine addicts instead of arresting them so that they might be diverted into drug treatment programs...
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[Or you would, if all your guns hadn’t been lost in a tragic boating accident, of course.]
The majority of voters in California are stupid beyond belief.
California deserves what it gets.
There are no perfect states.
They can live in Mexico for nine months on what they make HERE in three.
the libtards will have an explanation for this....because drug use should be strictly up to the individual no questions asked...
Most drug addicts are not rock stars with enough money to support their habit. Most addicts don’t have jobs so they have to rob folks like you and I to support their habit.
I’d rather see them off the streets.
Of course. They’re letting them all out of the jails now. San Diego alone released over 800 inmates in the last two weeks.
The impact of AB109 is bad also. Thefts and stolen car crime is through the roof.
California just passed a bill that police can’t make felons take a DNA test guess what state felons will flock too no prints no chance of getting busted.
PC on the march.
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