2007 Greenwich Crime Statistics Kept Under Wraps
Brian - the reason Greenwich wasn't listed can be found in the opening of the story: "The rankings of cities with populations greater than 75,000 were recently released ...."
Greenwich's population is under 75,000 (I think it's about 60,000) and so wasn't included. I know we're safer that Danbury, however How do I know? Because our police blotter has room to include stories about stolen bicycles and unleashed dogs. Res ipsa loquitur.
Best,
Chris
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Chris Fountain
Riverside CT
http://www.christopherfountain.com/
Greenwich's population is under 75,000 (I think it's about 60,000) and so wasn't included. I know we're safer that Danbury, however How do I know? Because our police blotter has room to include stories about stolen bicycles and unleashed dogs. Res ipsa loquitur.
Best,
Chris
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Chris Fountain
Riverside CT
http://www.christopherfountain.com/
HERE IS THE POST CHRIS IS TALKING ABOUT:
COMMENT:
Dear Chris,
That's why I asked these questions in the post:
Was Greenwich Included In This Database Of Statistics?
Would Greenwich Compare Favorably With Other CT Towns?
How does Greenwich Stack Up Against New Caanan, Darien, Westport and Fairfield?
Six months ago Greenwich Police Chief David Ridberg decided to sit on Greenwich's crime statistics and told taxpayers that they need to wait to the end of the year while he prepares a report.
Ridberg should stop playing games with the statistics and just post 5 years of reports on the town's web site for everyone to see.
Why can't taxpayers just have a little bit of transparency at the Greenwich Police Department?
We are still waiting for Chief Ridberg to release the High School taser video. I thought it was going to be released for all to see after the court case was over.
If the Greenwich's crime statistics are great why wont Chief Daivid Ridberg put them up on the town's website. If Ridberg wanted to be really transparent he could even break down the crimes by village.
Crime statistics for your beloved Riverside are probably pretty great.
Please See:
12/94/08 Could Danbury Be Safer Than Greenwich ??? = Danbury Is Much Safer Than Gov Wanna Be Dan Malloy's Stamford !!!
But later in the article Ridberg admits that he's prematurely rushed out the numbers and they are not really ready for prime time
....Ridberg said that he is still analyzing some of the data, and that a final version of the report is expected later this year....
Aggravated Assualts in Town Increased 46 percent.
Assault is a crime of violence against another person or persons that refers to the threat of violence caused by an immediate show of force.
Like a bunch of rival gang members squaring off on Davis Avenue in Greenwich.And we know that all persons involved in Aggravated Assaults get properly reported by the Greenwich Police Department and the Greenwich Time and the free weekly news papers look the other way.
Not all of the Gang members involved Friday night were arrested Friday night.
But later in the article Ridberg admits that he's prematurely rushed out the numbers and they are not really ready for prime time
....Ridberg said that he is still analyzing some of the data, and that a final version of the report is expected later this year....
Aggravated Assualts in Town Increased 46 percent.
Assault is a crime of violence against another person or persons that refers to the threat of violence caused by an immediate show of force.
Like a bunch of rival gang members squaring off on Davis Avenue in Greenwich.And we know that all persons involved in Aggravated Assaults get properly reported by the Greenwich Police Department and the Greenwich Time and the free weekly news papers look the other way.
Not all of the Gang members involved Friday night were arrested Friday night.
Please Also See:
06/21/08 Gang Violence Comes To Down Town Greenwich
Will it take a gang fight in front of Richard's on Greenwich Avenue before Ridberg pulls his head out of the sand and admits that thier is a deadly gang problem in town.David Warner who is the new Greenwich Time Editor and Chief is not going to be able to stop the Greenwich Time's continued loss of readership if doesn't start teaching his reporters to hold town officials accountable to the public.
FBI Uniform Crime Report
The following report is generated from crime data submitted to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. This report does not reflect all crime as the UCR program only collects data on eight offense types and then only counts the most serious offense when numerous crimes are reported on the same police report.
Greenwich - Connecticut
In 2006, this city reported 25.00 violent crimes and 514.00 property crimes. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
BY THE NUMBERS:
Violent Crimes
25
Property Crimes
514
Population
62,139
VIOLENT CRIMES
Murder
2
Forcible Rape
1
Robbery
10
Aggravated Assault
12
On Average, In 2006 There Was A Violent Crime About Every 14 Days
PROPERTY CRIMES
Burglary
58
Larceny-Theft
428
Motor Vehicle Theft
28
Arson
3
On Average, In 2006 There Were Are 9 to 10 Property Crimes A Week In Greenwich
Plus In 2006 And 2007 There Were Over 80 Civilian Complaints Against The Greenwich Police Department.
That's A Civilian Complaint About Every Nine Days
You Wont Read The Above Statistics In The Greenwich Time, Nor Will The Greenwich Time Report......
The Very Generous Taxpayers Of Greenwich Have Made The Greenwich Police The Best Compensated Department In All Of Westchester And Fairfield County.
In Fact, No Other Police Department In The Entire State Of Connecticut Is Better Compensated Than The Greenwich Police Department.
One Tuesday The Greenwich RTM Is Going To Approve Giving Our Police Officers An Additional $1,448,328 In Compenation Over The Next Two Years.
Also, The Greenwich First Selectman Is Going To Announce That Two Additional Parking Enforcement Officers Will Be Hired.
This Is All Happening When The Town Is Eliminating 15 Non-School Positions In Order To Save 1 Million Dollars.
This New Police Compensation Increase Comes When 25 Full Time Equivilant School Staff Positions Will Be Slashed From The School Budget.
All Because Next Year Is An Election Year And The Town Republican Must Keep That Mill Rate Between 3 and 4%.
Since The School And Town Positions Are Getting Cut, While The Police Department Is Getting Increased Compensation, It Shouldn't Be Too Much For The Taxpayers To Ask For A Little Accountability From GreenwichPolice Cheif David Ridberg.
Ridberg should take the crime statistics out of his desk drawer and put them up on the town web site for all too see. Then put up two or three years of previous reports so that the taxpayers and voters of Greenwich can observe any trends.
Then the Greenwich crime statistics should be updated every month and possibly broken down by neighbor hood.
The crime stats that Ridberg probably has some very good news, as well as, some troubling trends, but towns voters can't solve problems that are hudden from them in Police Cheif David Ridberg's desk.
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