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CAPITAL REGION
Data: Crime rising locally
BY JUSTIN MASON Gazette Reporter

Capital Region law enforcement agencies are seeing more crime this year, reflecting a greater trend across New York.
Data presented by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services indicates major crimes have increased across the state by about 1 percent over the fi rst six months of 2010. Acting Commissioner Sean Byrne said violent crime was up 3 percent and homicides increased by 11.5 percent across the state, statistics he considered signifi - cant given declines witnessed over the past two decades.
    “There is a very real possibility that this year will mark the first time in two decades that the crime rate will have increased,” he said in testimony delivered during a budget presenta- tion Tuesday.
    Albany, Schenectady and Troy all had an increase in the number of reported crimes over the past nine months, according to fi gures provided by the division. But the types of crimes behind the increase varied from city to city.
    For instance, Schenectady saw a 7.8 percent spike in the total number of crimes reported in the city during the first nine months of 2010. Violent crimes such as rape, murder, robbery and assault increased by 18.4 percent when compared to the same time period in 2009. ....................>>>>.................>>>>.................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r00102&AppName=1

SUPREMELY managed public security and a MIRACLE!

This doesnt surprise me.  The kids in the gangs are getting younger and younger.  

Savage's "miracle"   Thanks to giving tax dollars to the rich downtown and then the city can't raise taxes too much to pay for more cops.

By the way, that former supt of schools, that Eric Ely,  owned a nice house in what is considered a nicer area of the city, remember how had made up a story of getting a smaller house and that's why he put his house up for sale.  Gee, his house IN THE CITY OF SCHENECTADY didn't even sell during the buying frenzy of the Obama handouts for people to buy a house.  And it STILL has not sold......DV, there's a house for you to buy.....or do you avoid Schenectady city because Savage caused such a HUGE HUGE INCREASE in taxes and SUBSTANTIAL CUTS in essential services.  Obviously you don't want to pay the school tax bills of the rich downtown either, huh?  Why not?  

Gee, I'd have to look for it, but DV posted a message not all that long ago claiming that crime in Schenectady is going down.  However, he would not provide any link to an official source....obviously it was just pre-election pro-savage propaganda LIES