Crimes against people, which covers assaults, homicide, human trafficking, kidnapping, and sex offenses were down 15.7% overall. The drop is largely driven by a lower number of assaults, which make up the vast majority of the category.
There was a slight increase in homicides in the first three months, 47 compared to 44 in the same timeframe in 2022. Statistics on homicides include both murders and justified killings. McManus said that while there are exceptions, victims of violent crime are “most likely...engaging in a high risk behavior. You are doing something that is attributing to your higher risk factor of becoming a victim of assault.”
His examples of “high risk behavior” included involvement with a gang, buying or selling drugs, or being “out closing the bars down and you’ve had too much to drink.” “I’m not victim blaming,” he told reporters after the meeting. “I’m simply saying that that certain behavior is going to raise your risk of becoming a victim.”A string of attempted kidnappings attracted heavy media attention in March, which was followed by the arrest ofCrimes against society, which include offenses like drugs or gambling, were down 8% compared to the first quarter of 2022.
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Is that because we’ve changed the definition of crime in San Antonio. You know for chefs under $500 folks just get a warning ticket. People who assault other folks are not arrested. That’s the way large cities reduce their crime statistics, they simply change the definition of…
But all the boogeyman say San Antonio is turning into San Francisco and is super scary