Willow Ave. crime alert.

[lysistrata.livejournal.com]

My partner and I drive scooters and both of them had screwdrivers jammed into the ignition to try to steal them. If the wheels weren't locked, they'd be gone. Be careful with your bikes, Davis Squarians.

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Re: Jeebus. More crime...

[winterhill.livejournal.com]

I saw Chief Holloway at the Urban Country Fair on Saturday. He was on his bike. Nice guy.

If you are looking for actual crime data, the resistat page on the Somerville city homepage has some crime stats by Ward. Here's a link to the report -->
http://www.somervillema.gov/CoS_Content/documents/2008-09-08_ResidentReport.pdf

Re: Jeebus. More crime...

[ron_newman]

That report is well worth plugging in a separate post. I'll do it soon if you don't.

Re: Jeebus. More crime...

[nvidia99999.livejournal.com]

Yes, I like Chief Holloway too.

Re: Jeebus. More crime...

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

so i'm too lazy and on too spotty an internet connection to check, but are things really getting as bad as the davis community seems to make it? I don't ever remember so many crime-related posts.

Re: Jeebus. More crime...

[lysistrata.livejournal.com]

It feels that way.

Re: Jeebus. More crime...

[ron_newman]

There seem to be lots more bicycles around than even two years ago, and that provides lots of opportunities for thieves.

Re: Jeebus. More crime...

[winterhill.livejournal.com]

I haven't combed through the Davis Square stats, but in Winter Hill, the number of car break-ins has gone up, mirroring the city-wide trend. The report contains other interesting data, like we don't use 311 as much as other wards, we had the highest number of fire incident calls, calls for fights and domestic incidents, etc. I find it useful to see the numbers (me with my crazy notions about data!) instead of relying on "it feels less safe".

And Ron, please feel free to re-post in a more visible place if you like.