Calls received with dispositions in 2009 in the four block area that includes A & Jackson streets.
There were 933 calls – which breaks down to an average of 78 per month; 18 per week and 2.5 per day.
Here is a partial list:
Weapons violations 5
Suspicious person 250
Suspicious circumstances 104
Disturbance 100
Suspicious vehicle 37
Citizen Complaint 33
Possession-Felony 13
Possession-Misdemeanor 12
Burglary 6
Battery 6
Sale/Manufacture/Deliver/Traffic 5
Paraphernalia-Misdemeanor 6
Weapons violations 5
Aggravated Battery 3
Popularity: 3% [?]
Did you check to see how many of those calls were initiated by the officers who regualarly patrol that area?
What should be done about it? Or are you just giving us some info to help us sleep better at night? Any other neighborhoods we should stay clear of? Or is this the only “bad” part of town? I ask this stuff because I live within the radius you have mentioned and hardly even hear police sirens. And I didn’t know we could call the cops for a suspicious person either. Boy can I keep them busy. Is there a certain criteria we should focus on though for suspicious? How do we know if the are suspicious enough to warrant a call? Maybe just do some profiling? Or how about a suspicious car? That’s even tougher. Can I call the cops when I see a cop car sitting in a parking lot with another cop car next to it and they re chatting. That always looks suspicious to me. Seems like they should be working instead.
[...] Crime at A and Jackson streets. Rick Outzen highlights the 933 calls to the Pensacola Police Department in 2009 regarding criminal activity around A and Jackson streets. [...]