Violent Crime Is Down in Arizona, Up in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s County

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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's claims about illegal immigrants and violent crime have been pretty thoroughly debunked, but pro-reform non-profit America's Voice takes it one step further, circulating a graph today indicating that Arizona's SB 1070 could actually increase crime in the state. The graph shows rates of violent crime in Arizona jurisdictions from 2002 to 2009. Violent crime rates are all down — statewide numbers included — except for in Maricopa County, the jurisdiction of pro-enforcement Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Crime in Arpaio's county has gone up 58 percent since 2002, according to America's Voice data.

Jack Harris, the police chief in Phoenix, where crime has gone down 14 percent since 2002, wrote a declaration supporting the Justice Department's lawsuit against Arizona over SB 1070 saying, "deterring, investigating, and solving serious and violent crimes and it would be impossible to do our job without the collaboration and support of community members, even though they may be in the country unlawfully."

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That's because Sheriff Arpaio's county has become ground zero for every librul scumbag activist in the country.

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That's because Sheriff Arpaio's county has become ground zero for every librul scumbag activist in the country.

Actually, in Maricopa County, there are something like 130,000 outstanding warrants, but the good Sheriff chooses to use his resources on raiding Sizzler in order to nab all them violent dishwashers.

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so we should keep them around to report the crimes that americans won't report.

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Actually, in Maricopa County, there are something like 130,000 outstanding warrants, but the good Sheriff chooses to use his resources on raiding Sizzler in order to nab all them violent dishwashers.

STOP LYING LIBRUL WHY DO YOU LOVE ILLEGALS SO MUCH DONT YOU KNOW THEY ARE TAKING OUR JOBS AND KIDNAPPING OUR DOTTERS AND FRANKLY THEY DONT EVEN CLEAN RIGHT THE FREAKIN SCUMBAGS DEPORT THEM DEPORT THEM ALL

/mad with rage

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I'll take the advice of the Phoenix Police Chief over a megalomaniac sheriff any day. Especially considering both their track records.

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I'll take the advice of the Phoenix Police Chief over a megalomaniac sheriff any day. Especially considering both their track records.

YOU AMURKA HATIN SCUMBAG I HATE YOU SO MUCH WHY DO YOU HATE AMERICA WHY CANT WE BOTH BE GAY FOR AMERICA CMON MAN

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STOP LYING LIBRUL WHY DO YOU LOVE ILLEGALS SO MUCH DONT YOU KNOW THEY ARE TAKING OUR JOBS AND KIDNAPPING OUR DOTTERS AND FRANKLY THEY DONT EVEN CLEAN RIGHT THE FREAKIN SCUMBAGS DEPORT THEM DEPORT THEM ALL

/mad with rage

They're also not smart enough to figure out that the sewage system in first world countries like the USA can actually handle toilet paper. So stores like Walmart have to put garbage cans in the stalls to keep these ignorts from throwing their sh*tty toilet paper on the floor. It's bad enough that they throw it in the trash can instead of flushing it, but it's a damned sight better than the floor. What better reason to deport them all?

Edited July 16, 2010 by peejay

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They're also not smart enough to figure out that the sewage system in first world countries like the USA can actually handle toilet paper. So stores like Walmart have to put gargage cans in the stalls to keep these ignorts from throwing their sh*tty toilet paper on the floor. It's bad enough that they throw it in the trash can instead of flushing it, but it's a damned sight better than the floor. What better reason to deport them all?

I LIKE YOU ARE A GOOD MAN LIKE ME AND ALL THE OTHER PRO SHERIFF AMURKINS I KNOW. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND MAY GOD SHOWER BLESSINGS UPON YOUR TOILET.

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the county has 4M+ population. the state is 6.5M population. heck the other counties combined don't equal the population of this county.

what does this mean ... who knows ... a 30% increase in county population from 2000-2009 ... more people cramming into one county ....

just a thought good/bad/indifferent ... ymmv

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the county has 4M+ population. the state is 6.5M population. heck the other counties combined don't equal the population of this county.

what does this mean ... who knows ... a 30% increase in county population from 2000-2009 ... more people cramming into one county ....

GOOD PLAN YOU JUST POKED A MASSIVE HOLE IN THIS LIBRUL ARGUMENT WOW MAN YOU MUST HAVE A MASSIVE YOU KNOW WHAT I HOPE YOU ARE GAY FOR AMURKA BECAUSE KNWING AMURKA I KNOW HE'D BE GAY FOR YOU

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A pro-reform (read "amnesty") group's report has you salivating again, eh, Steven? Illegal lovin' Liberal organizations give you a hard on but do little for me. Try being less partisan. Your credibily may rise, if you do.

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the county has 4M+ population. the state is 6.5M population. heck the other counties combined don't equal the population of this county.

what does this mean ... who knows ... a 30% increase in county population from 2000-2009 ... more people cramming into one county ....

just a thought good/bad/indifferent ... ymmv

Of which 1.6 million live in Phoenix, where the violent crime rate is decreasing...so the remaining 2.4 million seem to be causing the issue. And a big one, if you consider that the decrease in Phoenix' rate is included in the overall increase...

ETA: Now that I reread the stats, I don't actually think the Phoenix violent crime rate is also part of the county stats, based on how they were gathered.

Edited July 16, 2010 by ValerieA

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so we should keep them around to report the crimes that americans won't report.

It appears to be an indication that if police focus on all illegal immigrants they then don't appear to have the capacity to handle violent crimes.

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It appears to be an indication that if police focus on all illegal immigrants they then don't appear to have the capacity to handle violent crimes.

THIS IS WHY WE NEED THE MINUTEMEN