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Is crime actually down in the french quarter?

Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:37 pm
Posted by Honky Lips
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:37 pm
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Videos of recent high-profile assaults spread across the news give the impression that the French Quarter is more dangerous than ever and people are voicing new fears about visiting, living or working in the Quarter.  That is perception – what is reality?  And why are the two often different?

The spike in random crime in the French Quarter is real, but the statistics show that simple and armed robberies and shootings in the French Quarter are actually down significantly.  The phrase “perception is reality” is a familiar way to justify one’s fear, but the phrase can be misleading.

The definition of reality is “the state of things as they actually exist.”  Perception is, defined as becoming aware of something through the senses, or a mental impression.”  Perception and reality do not always sync up, but perception drives our actions.

According to new statistics gathered under the strict federal consent decree, show that simple robbery in the French Quarter is down 42%, armed robbery is down 45% and shootings are down 73%.  But those dramatic decreases in crime do not match the perception of crime in the Quarter.


Posted by TH03
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:37 pm to
Made up numbers to alleviate the fears of potential tourists.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:38 pm to
define "crime"
Posted by The Boat
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Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:38 pm to
quote:

According to new statistics gathered under the strict federal consent decree, show that simple robbery in the French Quarter is down 42%, armed robbery is down 45% and shootings are down 73%.


I'd like to see How they massaged and changed things to get those numbers
Posted by beerJeep
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2016
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:38 pm to
Simple robbery goes down because ain't nobody got time to wait 3 hours for nopd to come and take a report for a purse theft when it will amount to nada.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:39 pm to
down from...?

it would be helpful if she provided the actual data
Posted by glassman
Next to the beer taps at Finn's
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:39 pm to
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Made up numbers to alleviate the fears of potential tourists.


The case if it is NOPD numbers. These are Fed numbers.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:40 pm to
Did he link the source of his statistics or did I not see it?
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:41 pm to
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Made up numbers to alleviate the fears of potential tourists.


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TH03


Like you have a clue.
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:41 pm to
I'm calling bullshite on this
Posted by brgfather129
Los Angeles, CA
Member since Jul 2009
17101 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:42 pm to
If you club someone over the head and rob them on the other side of Rampart it doesn't count.
Posted by MSMHater
Houston
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:42 pm to
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According to new statistics gathered under the strict federal consent decree,

Somebody help me, please.

Does this mean only crime that has had some type of"settlement" is counted in the data?

What does "gathered under the strict consent decree" mean?

Posted by Salmon
On the trails
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:42 pm to
such a contrarian
Posted by LNCHBOX
70448
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:43 pm to
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such a contrarian




Back to the Poliboard with your schtick.

TH is arguing the numbers with absolutely nothing to back him up.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83585 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:43 pm to
well the author didn't exactly provide anything to back up his numbers either, so...
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 2:45 pm
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
146214 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:44 pm to
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TH03


1st post. Impressive.

Do you just hit refresh all day waiting on NOLA and LA threads to pop up just so you can let your bleeding vagina flow?
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
134865 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:44 pm to
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TH is arguing the numbers with absolutely nothing to back him up.

Scoot is pretty much doing the same thing, dummy
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:44 pm to
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well the author didn't exactly provide anything to back up her numbers either, so...



Considering you can't get the gender of the author correct, I'm just going to not pay attention to you.
Posted by LNCHBOX
70448
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:45 pm to
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Scoot is pretty much doing the same thing, dummy


Really, he has no numbers in his article?

Refute them if they're so untrue. Should be pretty easy for TH.
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 2:48 pm
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