Stewart’s efforts deserve no applause
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Kevin M. Raymond
Published: August 11, 2008
The county “crime rate” has been declining since 2001. The recent rounds of applause for Chairman Stewart, starting with the Chairman himself, are not due to his self-proclaimed “Resolution of Law” but
to the stronger presence of county police in the community since 2000, coupled with a continuing increase in the population base. Check out the recent Annual Report on Crime Statistics for the facts!
KEVIN M. RAYMOND
Dale City
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Posted by ( do the right thing ) on August 14, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Crime statistics give citizens a “snapshot picture” of who and what crimes are being committed in a given community. It is not suppose to be based on “Political Correctness,“ but on facts.
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Posted by ( jm6811 ) on August 14, 2008 at 6:34 pm
do the right thing, I did not know that Hispanics are the only race commiting crimes in PWC or is it that you are so obsessed with Hispanics that all criminals look brown to you? so what exactly is your suggestion? that we erect a monument to honor god C. Sewart and bow before him? please don’t embarras the rest of PWC citizens.
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Posted by ( Ed Long ) on August 14, 2008 at 7:53 am
This is a ‘Thank You’ to Gwen & Gary for their High Quality Reader Reaction Entry that has courtesy in reference to the matters of crime and related matters in Prince William County.
Ed Long
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Posted by ( do the right thing ) on August 13, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Mr. Raymond:
Yes crime rate has been going down, but you cannot assume that it wasn’t due to the illegal immigrant resolution. The criminal illegal aliens that are now in ICE custody are no longer on the streets of PWC reeking havoc.
The illegal alien Anastacio Sanchez-Miranda drove up PWC crime statistics back in Dec 2007 when he committed 14 felonies as a result of the triple homicide he committed in PWC. Taxpayers are now footing his enormous legal expense bill because of his criminal activity. How many children is it going to take being sexually assaulted by Hispanic males in our county before liberals like yourself, Mr. Raymond, will wake-up and realize the importance of our illegal immigrant resolution.
Read the following from Channel 9 news today.
LEESBURG, Va (WUSA)—A Leesburg woman is speaking out about a face to face encounter she won’t soon forget.
“I wake up to a guy hovering over me, grabbing my arm to roll me over,“ recalls Christina Diaz. She says she was terrified for herself and her 2 young children who were sleeping nearby. She asked him “who are you? What do you want from me? Take what you want from me, just get out.“ His response? “All he said was ‘shh, shh, cayase, cayase which is shut up in Spanish,“ she remembers.
Police believe the masked intruder who carried a knife could be the same man who’s ambushed 4 other women in the Exeter and Kincaid Forrest developments of Leesburg. Investigators say each time, he’s entered through unlocked doors and windows and after trying to grope the sleeping women, leaves without taking a thing.
Thank you, Chairmen Stewart and the BOCS for the illegal immigrant resolution. It is “immeasurable” the numbers of citizens who are safer now because of the resolution.
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Posted by ( gwen.and.gary ) on August 12, 2008 at 2:12 pm
To be fair, the question in all of this appears to be something along the lines of “Is crime on the increase or decrease in the county?”. From that, we might also derive an additional query: “Do the policies of Chairman Stewart have anything to do with the increase or decrease of crime?”
An increase (or decrease) in violent crime might be attributable to something other than a particular piece of legislation—say, a sudden shift in the social strata of a certain area, or an increasing vigilance on the part of its occupants to report crime to the authorities.
There’s also the matter of demographics, which must be discussed with care, as some may feel that “profiling” grows out of such an examination. One may look at, say, the Route 1 corridor in the eastern part of the county, and be able to say “There is a high concentration of people of Hispanic origin living in this area”. They may also be able to say “There is an increase in violent crime in this same area”. While both statements may be fairly accurate on their face, the conditions they describe may, in fact, be totally unrelated to one another. One cannot say with certainty that one situation begets the other without having first looked at factual information gathered over a considerable period of time.
Let’s look at this thought for a moment: are there documented cases of violent crime committed in the county by those of Hispanic origin (legal status nonwithstanding)? Yes, there are. Are there also documented cases of violent crimes committed in the county by individuals of other nationalities, races, and colors? Yes, absolutely.
If we then accept for a moment that Hispanics relocating outside the county mean less county residents, can we reason from that that crime overall may decrease? Possibly yes, if for no other reason that the pool of possible offenders has decreased also—statistically speaking, of course. If we connect to this the argument that the policies spearheaded by Chairman Stewart may have had something to do with this recent decrease in the population of Hispanics (again, legal status nonwithstanding), then by the reasoning of some we may be able to say that the Chairman’s edict has had some possible positive effect with respect to crime in Prince William County.
Yes, it’s a stretch. It’s an incredible, remarkable stretch with an unconventional bit of reasoning attached, for what it’s worth.
My opinion is that demographically, much more study needs to be put into what has already happened, and is still happening, before an accurate picture of the effects of this anti-illegal resident legislation can be drawn. It seems a bit early in the game to be celebrating for one side or the other.
Right? Wrong? Perhaps time (and the facts) will provide the answer to that question.
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Posted by ( ejben ) on August 12, 2008 at 9:18 am
Why doesn’t some one go explain all the Break Ins of the Houses, the Cars and Businesses? Why don’t we see the many cars stolen from our areas? A pattern is developing and they hit each subdicision. Then all the copper tubing and construction materials that are taken from New Homes or any where they can get it.Go to any area that has large remodeling going on and watch the trucks deliver material at late hours of the night.
Someone has to see this taking place. Report it. Get the Police to be observant as they ride around,as surely they can pick up on all this illegal activity.
You may say it has decreased but from our stand point it has not.
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Posted by ( cobra ) on August 12, 2008 at 9:16 am
The only statistics I need Mr. Raymond are those numbers of criminal illegal aliens who have now been removed from PW County. The number is approx 875. That’s the only number I need. Ok we get it. You don’t like Corey Stewart. Enough said. You will have another chance in the near future to replace him. As I have stated on several occasions, put up a candidate that proposes to repeal that resolution. Let the people of PW County decide. And when they do decide to again support this resolution, please don’t continue to be a poor sport and cry because your candidate lost. That is second grade material Mr. Raymond. He won fair and square. At some point you have to get over it. And who really knows if crime has decreased. You guys keep telling us that illegals will not report crimes to the police in fear of being deported. So in reality, we really don’t know if crime has dropped or is just going unreported. At least that’s what your girl Nancy Lyle say’s on a regular basis.
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Posted by ( Xanadu ) on August 12, 2008 at 7:33 am
Mr. Raymond is correct. The overall crime rate has been in a steady decine for at least the last five years, even as our Hispanic population was growing during that time. Go figure.
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Posted by ( MikeHodge ) on August 12, 2008 at 7:18 am
Raymond, you are correct! The crime rate in Prince William County has been on a decline for the past several years long before the Resolution of Law.
Any resident can conduct a fact check with the Prince William County police to verify this fact.
While its a very good thing that crime is on a decline, I wish more applause would go to Chief Deane and the Prince William County Police Department.
Also, another fact that I believe is overlooked as to the departments effectiveness is their dedication to having a well trained department.
Prince William County police are accredited by CALEA. That means they have gone through a process as a department to subscribe to high standards in Law Enforcement.
For sure, that’s a big factor in their approach to crime prevention which translates into declining crime rates.
To the Prince William Police Department, keep up the good work in keeping our community safe!
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