Detroit 911

When I visit my father in St. Pete, FL I seen that in one of their newpapers they list all the 911 calls that are received in the Tampa Bay, St. Pete areas each night and what the calls are about. Everything from serious crimes to suspicious vehicles sighted on a street [[which usually are high drug traffic areas). They also have crime maps and reports http://www.theledger.com/section/news0699

They also have a site called Tampa Bay Mugshots linked off of St. Petersburg Times which show the faces of all the people booked for the past 24 hours in the local jails. http://mugshots.tampabay.com/

Why does it seem that Detroit is not taking the crime in this city seriously? Somebody could at least they could let the public know the reality of what is going on night after night by running a list of all emergency calls.

Here is an example of a list right here. LOL... i'm sure Detroit's would be far more exciting to read.

Example list from NC... LOL must be a small town...

Tree on fire, 1808 Brookside Camp Road near Salisbury Road, at 1:35 p.m.
Tree down on power line, Green River Road above Cedar Springs Baptist.
Tree down on power line, Willow Road.
Group home with no power evacuated, Laurel Park.
Tree down on power line, on Hebron Road at Jones Gap near Somersby Park.
Little River Road blocked by downed power line.
Top of power pole on roadway, Pace Mountain Road near Mountain Page Road.
Power lines down, Crystal Springs Drive, Laurel Park.
1 p.m.

Crystal Springs Road. Blocked; power lines down.
Power line down, 5766 Greenville Highway near Zirconia Post Office.
Trees blocking Greenville Highway near Woodfield Inn.
Tree down power line on South Hillandale Drive off West Blue Ridge Road.
Trees down at Autumn Care nursing facility, Saluda.
Power line down, 2712 Old Spartanburg Highway.
Tree down, Green River, Old U.S. 25
Power line down, Cabin Creek Road, Green River.
Tree down, Blue Ridge Estates off Berea Church Road.
Large pine tree blocking road at 323 Deer Run.
Power lines across Tabor Road.
Tree down on power line, blocking Kanuga Road just before Old Kanuga Road.
U.S. 25, Green River, tree across road.
2 p.m.

Berea Church Road is closed [[2:45 p.m.)
Tree down, 235 Hutch Mountain Road, Fletcher.
Power line down, Glover Street near Spartanburg Highway.
Power line down, Old Spartanburg Road near Fairgrounds Road.
Tree down, Hebron Road at Bent Tree Road.
Gas line burst, on fire, Little River Road, Flat Rock

Great idea, but could you imagine the outrage from all those Detroiters who insist that Detroit is no more crime-ridden than elsewhere? :rolleyes: Why, this would be nothing more than an attempt by racist suburbanites to portray Detroit in a bad light. :rolleyes:

Well, there is always going to be a contingent of Detroiters who feel that the problems of perceptions of Detroit are more important than the problems of Detroit. I feel that examining the problems clearly is probably the more practical method to dealing with them, no matter what the Spinners think.