Why doesn’t the Clarion-Ledger print a list of crimes in the city on, at least, a weekly basis? Ideally, the list would tell us where (street and block) the crime was committed, and what type of crime it was.
I can’t help but think of the needless murder of a Japanese employee of an automobile manufacturer who was staying at a motel where the crime rate was high. Neither he nor his employer could have had foreknowledge of the problem.
Oh yes, reporting the location of the crimes might have an adverse impact on businesses located in the area. If so, the businesses could band together to request immediate action from the city. That would be stronger than one business complaining over and over and over.
If there is a dangerous consumer product on the market, all the news media jump on the story to alert the innocent purchaser of the problem. I submit to you that crime is dangerous to consumers too.
The Memphis paper prints a detailed crime report. They are a much larger city. The Hattiesburg paper presents a “morning” crime report every day and they are owned by Gannett. So apparently it is not a Gannett decision or one dictated by the size of the city.
Yes, I know that weekly statistics are on the City of Jackson website. But that website does not reach as many people, especially those in crime prone areas, as the paper does.
The Clarion-Ledger has a reporter who’s sole purpose is to bring “sunshine” to government so the public will know what’s going on. We could use a few rays of that sun on our crime statistics. Or perhaps, the "crime" reporter could take on that assignment.
This leads me to believe that the editors at the Clarion-Ledger have made a conscious decision to keep the public in an unconscious coma when it come to crime statistics.
What about it Editors Hampton and Agnew? Can you present us some information that just might save a life or two?
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