Philadelphia is more unsafe than it “should” be, based on its population. Matt Slocum/AP Images
by Rayan Succar, New York University and Maurizio Porfiri, New York...
Detroit recently hired a new police chief. But if Chief James Craig[1] was expecting a honeymoon period, he was sadly mistaken. Fox 2 News Detroit reports[2] that 13 people were shot within a 24-hour period. Though, during a press conference this week, the department failed to mention it, according to Fox 2 News[3]. In fact, when a reporter asked about the high number of shootings during a press conferece, a police department spokesperson shut it down. For some reason, asking about crime numbers seemed to be a bit of an issue. It’s something that Detroit Police Commission Chairman Rev. Jerome Warfield says he wants to change. “Part of community policing is to arm the community with as much information as you can give them in order [that] they may look out for you,” Warfield said. “If these type of activities are going on, then the community can coalesce and come together and then be able to help the police in their job.” The most recent shooting involved the death of 54-year-old Almeter ...
