Tag: Crime

No, it was not a good year.

There were too many shootings and too many deaths.  At the same time, unless there was a truly innocent victim involved, there was very little outcry from our residents.  The result is that in 2013 there were 8 criminal homicides in Frankford and in 2014 there were 12 (50% increase).

It will remain this way until we decide that it has to end.  There is no reason why we have to put up with it.  There is no reason why kids have to be afraid to play outside.  There is no reason why murder is acceptable.  No murder, not even that guy who has been foolish enough to take the road of selling drugs.

The next time you hear that there has been another killing in Frankford, what are you going to do?

I’ll make it easy.  When that happens, there will be an invitation on this page.  Accept the invitation and you can start ending the killing.

Good News Burglary Down – Bad News is Armed Robbery is UP UP UP

PSA 1 is South of Bridge Street, East of the Boulevard and North of Frankford Creek and all the way to the Delaware River.

Although the police left us lonely at the December PSA meeting, they must have been out tracking down the burglars.  Burglary dropped to a total of 18 in December from 36 in November.   There were no homicides at all.  The chart below is a summary comparing December of this year with last year.

December	2013	2014
Aggravated Assault Firearm	2	5
Aggravated Assault No Firearm	19	17
Burglary Non Residential	7	4
Burglary Residential	28	14
Homicide	0	0
Motor Vehicle Recovery	23	26
Motor Vehicle Theft	9	13
Rape	5	7
Robbery Firearm	12	22
Robbery no Firearm	10	6
Theft	40	49
Theft from Vehicle	39	21
	194	184

There has already been media coverage of the armed individuals who are targeting people getting off the El at the Transportation Center.  That is reflected in the 22 robberies by firearm showing for December.  It always interesting to me that more stolen cars are recovered in this area than are stolen.  This link will take you to a pdf file where the entire report with details is available.  Let me know what you think.

Christmas season brings out those guys who are looking for open doors and windows to make off with anything they can find.  This is a list of burglaries from November taken from the Police department database for the 15th district PSA1.  They use 24 hours time so for any time greater then 12, subtract 12 and and make it PM.  Keep your doors and windows locked.  Many burglaries are crimes of opportunity.

 

DISPATCH_DATE LOCATION_BLOCK                                            DISPATCH_TIME TEXT_GENERAL_CODE

11/1/2014 2800 BLOCK ORTHODOX ST                                   13:55:00 Burglary Residential

11/2/2014 4600 BLOCK LEIPER ST                                          8:17:00 Burglary Residential

11/3/2014 1100 BLOCK KENWYN ST                                       9:08:00 Burglary Residential

11/5/2014 1200 BLOCK HARRISON ST                                      9:39:00 Burglary Residential

11/6/2014 2600 BLOCK PRATT ST                                         18:16:00 Burglary Residential

11/7/2014 1000 BLOCK GRANITE ST                                        9:09:00 Burglary Residential

11/7/2014 1000 BLOCK HAWORTH ST                                     4:43:00 Burglary Residential

11/7/2014 4200 BLOCK TACKAWANNA ST                               21:15:00 Burglary Residential

11/7/2014 4600 BLOCK N PENN ST                                         9:58:00 Burglary Residential

11/9/2014 1200 BLOCK ADAMS AVE                                      15:31:00 Burglary Residential

11/9/2014 5000 BLOCK COTTAGE ST                                       9:22:00 Burglary Residential

11/10/2014 1200 BLOCK PRATT ST                                         21:56:00 Burglary Residential

11/10/2014 4100 BLOCK E ROOSEVELT BLVD                             12:00:00 Burglary Residential

11/11/2014 4500 BLOCK HAWTHORNE ST                                17:54:00 Burglary Residential

11/11/2014 5100 BLOCK LEIPER ST                                          3:50:00 Burglary Residential

11/11/2014 5100 BLOCK LEIPER ST                                         21:30:00 Burglary Residential

11/12/2014 900 BLOCK HERBERT ST                                       16:37:00 Burglary Residential

11/13/2014 4900 BLOCK N PENN ST                                       12:15:00 Burglary Residential

11/16/2014 1200 BLOCK FOULKROD ST                                   10:50:00 Burglary Residential

11/17/2014 1700 BLOCK ORTHODOX ST                                   20:30:00 Burglary Residential

11/17/2014 1800 BLOCK FILLMORE ST                                     10:48:00 Burglary Residential

11/17/2014 4900 BLOCK CASTOR AVE                                       7:09:00 Burglary Residential

11/20/2014 1600 BLOCK WAKELING ST                                    20:41:00 Burglary Residential

11/20/2014 1700 BLOCK ORTHODOX ST                                   17:21:00 Burglary Residential

11/20/2014 4600 BLOCK HAWTHORNE ST                                13:22:00 Burglary Residential

11/20/2014 900 BLOCK ORTHODOX ST                                    17:49:00 Burglary Residential

11/21/2014 1100 BLOCK ARROTT ST                                       14:39:00 Burglary Residential

11/23/2014 4300 BLOCK E ROOSEVELT BLVD                             12:56:00 Burglary Residential

11/23/2014 4300 BLOCK E ROOSEVELT BLVD                              1:52:00 Burglary Residential

11/23/2014 4300 BLOCK E ROOSEVELT BLVD                             10:13:00 Burglary Residential

 

The Gazette crime report is back.  It has been a few years since we have done this.  We yielded to the big media thinking they could do a better job and they do for about 15 minutes until something more interesting comes along.  This month is just a raw count of what happened in PSA1 which is the part of the 15th district below Bridge Street and down to the Frankford Creek. It runs from the Boulevard to the river so it includes Bridesburg as well.  Next month we’ll provide some comparison and context.  PSA1 meeting is this Thursday (12/18)  at 7PM at Aria hospital.  If you want to hear about crime, stop by.

Aggravated Assaults with firearm – 5

Aggravated Assaults no firearm – 31

Burglary – 36

Motor Vehicle Theft – 12

Motor Vehicle Theft Recovered – 21

Robbery with firearm – 11

Robbery no firearm – 14

Theft from Vehicle – 21

Theft – 51

Rape – 4

Shootings – at least 2