Detroit Police Chief Attributes Armed Citizens with Drop in Crime

Detroit police chief attributes armed citizens with drop in crime

 July 16, 2014 
Detroit Police Chief James Craig.(AFP Photo / Joshua Lott)

Detroit Police Chief James Craig.(AFP Photo / Joshua Lott)

Statistics show that Detroit, Michigan is seeing a drop with regards to certain types of robberies, and the city’s top cop attributes that new trend to the Motown residents who are taking up arms.

The strength of the Detroit Police Department is only a fraction of what it was a decade ago, and high crime rates remain a very real problem in the Motor City. Nevertheless, Police Chief James Craig now says that would-be lawbreakers are becoming increasingly hesitant to commit crimes, and a well-armed citizenry is what he thinks is responsible.

On Thursday this week, the Detroit News reported that robberies in the first half of 2014 are down 37 percent compared to statistics from the same time last year, and and have experienced 22 percent fewer break ins.

According to the paper’s George Hunter, “Craig attributed the drop to better police work and criminals being reluctant to prey on citizens who may be carrying guns.”

Craig made headlines earlier in 2014 when he advocated for private, responsible gun ownership, and that stance earned him a spot in a recent edition of the National Rifle Associations’ “America’s First Freedom” magazine.

“And so, of late as you know, there've been a number of incidents involving armed citizens responding to an immediate threat to their life or what they believe to be a threat to the life of someone else," Craig told the magazine ahead its publication back in May. "What I have said, and to say, is I believe responsible, good Americans have a right to protect themselves from an immediate threat to their life or to the life of another."

Detroit.(Reuters / Rebecca Cook)

Detroit.(Reuters / Rebecca Cook)

Now as statistics are starting to show a decrease in crime numbers, Craig is against citing the gun-toting people of Detroit as the likely explanation.

“Criminals are getting the message that good Detroiters are armed and will use that weapon,” Craig told Hunter. “I don’t want to take away from the good work our investigators are doing, but I think part of the drop in crime, and robberies in particular, is because criminals are thinking twice that citizens could be armed.

“I can’t say what specific percentage is caused by this, but there’s no question in my mind it has had an effect,”
added the police chief.

Hunter’s report this week recalls that, only days earlier, an 88-year-old man opened fire at local news reporters who were investigating a recent break-in at his house. Steve Dolunt, the assistant chief of the DPD, told the paper that the unnamed man was likely traumatized after suffering an exhaustive beating only a few days earlier.

According to Hunter, that marks only the first time since May 4 that a homeowner was driven to defending themselves with a firearm, although a flurry of similar incidents unfolded earlier this year.

To Craig, the paper reported, this means criminals are thinking twice about victimizing the innocent.

“They automatically assume another is carrying,” he said. “I’m talking about criminals who are thinking of robbing a citizen; they’re less likely to do so if they think they might be armed.”

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WOW gezzzz whizzzzz !  you think so, When are the rest of you fools going to get it tho your dam thick head's GUNS SAVES LIVES !! AND A  ARMED SOCIETY IS A POLITE SOCIETY ! ITS SO SIMPLE A BOX OF ROCKS COULD FIGURE THAT ONE OUT !

“They automatically assume another is carrying,” he said. “I’m talking about criminals who are thinking of robbing a citizen; they’re less likely to do so if they think they might be armed.” <---- WOW JUST WOW GOT TO HAND IT TO THAT POLICE CHIEF !

Totally agree.  We all would be so much nicer if We all thought We all were armed.

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