Drop in Compton's Homicide rate

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Saw this in the LA Times today. I've noticed compton over the years, there had been black flight to outlying areas such as Palmdale and Riverside, and an INCREASE in crime in those areas. Compton is becoming more and more latino.

Do you feel there is some kind of link? Interesting that all things almost considered equal, the only thing that has changed really is a huge decline in the black population.

May not be the "popular" or politically correct thing to say, but it is what it is.

Beyond the statistics, the decline in crime has changed lives in many areas that have historically been among Southern California's most dangerous. Few have seen violence drop so far and so fast as Compton, a city long synonymous with gang violence and gangster rap.

Compton recorded 24 homicides in 2010, compared with 36 in 2009. The count is the lowest it's been in years — and far below 1991, when the city had 87 slayings. Other types of violent crime, including assaults and rape, are also down.

Sheriff's officials have attributed the decline to a decade-long effort to build bonds in the community in the fight against gang violence — and an infusion of extra resources when those efforts were floundering.

"This is the culmination of a long relationship," said Capt. Diane Walker of the sheriff's Compton station, which has patrolled the city for about a decade. "Residents aren't just calling us for emergencies anymore. They give us tips, they help us in crime prevention."

Cmdr. Todd Rogers said those ties have allowed deputies to focus on the "right arrests." "Initially we had to go in there, do a lot of arrests, take guns off the street … really saturate the area, really retake the streets," he said. "Enforcement is even more targeted now."

The effect can readily be seen on the city's streets, according to longtime residents.

"You see more people out and about," said Charles Davis, who served for several decades as Compton's city clerk. "You see a lot more people outside. There was a time when, if you had to be outside, you would be in your backyard, not your frontyard."

Minnie Jones, 84, a Compton resident since 1951, measures the changes by walks in the park.

Interesting the "black flight" is not mentioned in the article, as it seems to be the contributing factor to the drop in crime.

 

[MARIS61]

2 obvious reasons for the drop in killings.

Latinos make smaller targets.

Blacks have no gun skills, therefore they kill many innocent bystanders.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

the change is pretty visable though. From bad, gang-banger ghettos to a safer community of the latino working class. I remember going there back in the day and it used to be a lot worse in the late 90s...now Compton isn't too bad. Maybe gentrification played a part too.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

This is where I remember reading about Black Flight...from the economist, like 2 years ago.

http://www.economist.com/node/10697106

NEXT month the Burning Bush Baptist Church will hold its first service in a converted Sears department store. When the church was founded, in 1995, it had a congregation of 12. About 750 now attend Sunday services, and more are joining all the time. One reason for the church's growth is the oratorical skill of David Denson, its pastor. Another is that Burning Bush is a mostly black church, and there are a lot more blacks around these days.

Between 2000 and 2006 the black population of Victorville and Apple Valley swelled from 11,900 to 24,500. Two hours' drive from central Los Angeles and surrounded by Joshua trees, it is an improbable black haven. Victorville is a former military town on the edge of the Mojave desert to which Orson Welles exiled the writers of “Citizen Kane” to ensure they would finish the film without distractions.

Yet Victorville is typical. Other sprawling exurbs, such as Palmdale and Lancaster, are also seeing an influx of blacks looking for cheaper housing and safer streets. They reveal a dramatic shift in southern California's population, and provide clues to how America is changing.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

2 obvious reasons for the drop in killings.

Latinos make smaller targets.

Blacks have no gun skills, therefore they kill many innocent bystanders.

We should start a politically incorrect thread.

 

[THE HCP]

My grandparents live in Riverside!!!!! Ah shit! And so do all my chollo cousins, tell those negroes to watch their backs!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

My grandparents live in Riverside!!!!! Ah shit! And so do all my chollo cousins, tell those negroes to watch their backs!

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[EL PRESIDENTE]

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[Colonel Ronan]

Compton are famous for the huge Bloods and Crips rivalry... So less black people = less gang members = less gang killings + innocent bystanders = lower crime rate statistics?