Crime skyrockets in 1 county, plummets right next door

Guess which government just got tough on illegal immigrants?

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

WASHINGTON – One of the wealthiest counties in America reports crime
skyrocketing by 22 percent in the first quarter of 2008, while its
neighbor saw crime plummet by 19.3 percent in the same time period –
coinciding with a get-tough policy on illegal immigration.

Prince William County in Northern Virginia, a bedroom community for
the nation's capital, made national news late last year with a
crackdown on illegal immigration that supervisors believed was
triggering higher crime and lower living standards.

Prince William County reported a 19.3 percent decline in crime, with
chairman of the Board of County Supervisors Corey Stewart attributing
the downturn to the hard line the county has taken toward illegal
immigrants.

"One quarter doesn't tell us a lot," said county police spokeswoman
Mary Ann Jennings. "It shows us where they may be some trends
developing."

Meanwhile, next door in Fairfax County, with the highest property
values of any county in America, reports crime up 22 percent in the
first quarter.

Of the seven categories used to evaluate crime statistics, only two
categories, rape and robbery, showed declines. Between January 2008
and March 2008, there were 27 rapes countywide, eight less than that
same period last year. There were 155 robberies in the first quarter
of 2007 and 113 the first quarter this year.

Larcenies went up from from 2,851 in the first quarter of 2007 to
3,643 in 2008. Overall, property crimes, including burglary, larceny
and car theft increased 24 percent.

Recent figures released by county police revealed a 6 percent increase
in overall crime in 2007 compared with the previous year. Violent
crime over that period increased by 4 percent.

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