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September 17, 2007
Murders Up in Chicago
From chicagotribune.com:
The annual crime statistics for 2006 have been released. In Chicago murders were up 4% to 467 from 450. For several years, the efficacy of the surveillance cameras was justified by the dropping of murders from 2003 to 2004. Since then murders have held steady and now increased.
One interpretation could be that the camera effect has worn off. The better interpretation is that cameras have very little influence on violent crime. The dip from 2003 to 2004 was due to many factors other than the cameras. (IMHO - I study technologies and not crime)
Posted by rshah at September 17, 2007 10:11 PM
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