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The only metric that moves the needle is the number of homicides. We continue on a record pace. He’s just throwing money at it with no measurement.
i think maybe we should impose the same lack of standards we do for charter schools … those are quite popular…
The idea that anti crime grants are going to be the sole solution to the crime problem is laughable. I’d love to see the Marion County GOP come up with alternative plans as opposed to just complaining and saying No all the time.
It seems this logic would also apply to the police. I am not part of the “defund” movement, but IMPD sees their budget increase every single year. Over 2/3 of the city budget is spent on public safety, and yet we see homicides increase. Why aren’t we asking for the same level of accountability?
So many questions…
How does one become a “peacemaker” and what qualifications are required? How much could one get paid to make peace?
Is this what is being used in safe communities across America? Has this been proven effective anywhere?
Do Indianapolis taxpayers want their tax dollars to be “spent” on their behalf this way?
Indianapolis increases the police budget year after year. Most of the city-county budget is spent on traditional public safety, including the criminal justice system. And, yet, the homicide rate increases. I remember years ago, even under a supposedly “tough on crime” mayor, like Goldsmith (a former prosecutor) the city still had a bad crime rate. In fact, while other cities were seeing homicides decease at the time, Indianapolis saw its homicide rate soar.
I fully support having evidence based analysis of all public spending. But, obviously there are some deep, systemic problems in Indianapolis that do not have a single, simple solution. And, while people may allow their political ideology lead then to believe they know “the answer,” we all need to be open-minded and think outside the box.
Crime reduction in the city will require a complex, comprehensive, and multi-year solution. There is NO magic bullet, and the answer will involve many different components.
OK Chris, Your wrong about Goldsmith and crime. Although I was never a fan of Steve’s crime at the time was very low. AND it is a fact that 100% of the homicides were solved. Now 20% on a good year. These programs are a boondoggle joke. People who commit homicides don’t attend class. What lowers crime? Aggressive prosecutions. Stop and frisks. High bail and tough sentences. Libby’s will wet their pants at this but all true.
It seems pretty obvious there is no real link to the work these non-profits are doing and the overall crime rate – a lot of non-profits don’t really accomplish anything, but it’s hard for politicians to cut them off because of their alleged connections to ‘the community’ and the occasional success story, not to mention they employ a lot of people who don’t really have skills transferable to something else.
Worth reading Vox’s article from last summer on the history of ‘violence interrupters.’ In short, even this progressive publication says there is no evidence from a number of studies that this concept works at all. But again, the purpose of pouring money into these non-profits is to keep them alive and their employees paid, more so than producing actual results. They are an important political constituency in big city politics.
In the end, a lot of violence is beyond the reach of NFPs or cops – it’s a product of an embarrassingly dysfunctional subset of the population filled with garbage parents, relatives, and peers who see nothing particularly wrong with the way their kids, relatives, or friends act even though it imposes a very high cost on society at large.
This program is another expensive leftist joke. Might was well flush the money down the toilet. The way to reduce and better control crime is simple; arrest the criminals and put them in prison.
Has anyone thought drugs and gangs? A large portion of the shootings are gang/territory related. I can’t imagine this isn’t obvious.
I’ve long wondered whether a community is actually safer with all/most drugs being legalized. No “territory” to defend, fewer people shot over deals, etc. But those who become involved in the gangs/drug turf/etc. begin in them because they believe it is the only way for them to make a living. While “we” know that’s not the case, it isn’t that obvious/accessible in their bubble. Their world-view is often very small. People would be surprised to know how many have never even been out of Marion County in their lifetimes. The parents and families often aren’t able to help because they were raised with the very same outlook. Something can’t come from nothing. I wish I knew the answer(s).
Government accountability, is an oxymoron. 45 million dollars of wealth redistribution, to go with the 30 trillion we spent on the war on poverty, how is that working out.