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Editorial: Diminishing Crime

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  • Thursday, May 16 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-16 23:20:04 GMT
    In my editorial on Tuesday I chided our legislators for being the last state to pass a no-brainer  bill legalizing home brewing.  Today I want to challenge them to be one of the first states to pass another no-brainer;
    In my editorial on Tuesday I chided our legislators for being the last state to pass a no-brainer  bill legalizing home brewing.  Today I want to challenge them to be one of the first states to pass another no-brainer;

  • Tuesday, May 14 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-14 23:20:07 GMT
    Kudos, or perhaps, cheers to the Alabama Legislature for passing HB9, the home brewing bill. Legalized home brewing may not be up there with education reform or prison funding, but it was overdue. 
    Kudos, or perhaps, cheers to the Alabama Legislature for passing HB9, the home brewing bill. Legalized home brewing may not be up there with education reform or prison funding, but it was overdue. 

  • Thursday, May 9 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-09 23:20:06 GMT
    What was the old Pan-Am gas station at the corner of Bibb and Coosa is now no longer.  Last weekend that landmark was demolished with nothing remaining where it once stood other than the outline of a foundation. What
    What was the old Pan-Am gas station at the corner of Bibb and Coosa is now no longer.  Last weekend that landmark was demolished with nothing remaining where it once stood other than the outline of a foundation. What
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MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - Crime is down across the board this year in Montgomery in all areas: violent crime, murder, rape, robbery, burglary, larceny, property crime, and motor vehicle theft.  

The only area that has gone up is aggravated assault, and that is up by a slim margin. 

Montgomery can make a strong case for being among the safest cities in the state. 

Mobile reports twice as many violent crimes as Montgomery this year and Birmingham more than three times as many.  Even Huntsville, with 25,000 less people, reports nearly 200 more violent crimes than Montgomery. 

Montgomery stacks up better than many cities of comparable size with less violent crime than Columbus and Savannah Georgia; Baton Rouge and Shreveport, Louisiana;  Chattanooga and Knoxville Tennessee; Jackson, Mississippi; Richmond, Virginia; Little Rock, Arkansas; Modesto and San Bernardino, California; Ft. Lauderdale and Hialeah, Florida; Des Moines, Iowa; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Reno, Nevada; Rochester, New York; Akron and Dayton Ohio; Fayetteville and Winston-Salem North Carolina; Amarillo, Lubbock and Laredo Texas; Salt Lake City Utah;  and Spokane and Tacoma Washington. 

Hats off to the Montgomery Police Department for their efforts to keep all of us safe and to you for assisting in those efforts!

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