So says the NOPD's statistics released earlier in the new year. The number of murders fell to one of the lowest levels since the 1970's and overall categories saw a decline as well. It was the second straight decline that began in 2023. The reduction in the crime rates tracked what took place on the national level as crime was down on President Biden's watch his last three years in office.
The Louisiana GOP are miffed because the reductions took place long before Jeff Landry took office, his appointment of a crime commission and the station of the State Police in the French Quarter. The GOP are noted for trying to take credit for the good things that take place on the democratic watch.
Two years of good news is not enough, it needs to become a priority policy that can be repeated to improve over time and stay on a level that is not a threat to the City and its people. The negative voices who would like to see the City fail will always be there with their doom and gloom predictions. Good results will never satisfy them because that is all they have left and nothing new to offer.
The Super Bowl and Mardi Gras which is around the corner, will test our law enforcement officers once again, are expected to do a good job of protecting. The past record has been a good one overall. Now that the lies and misinformation given out by some elected officials about the terror attack on New Year's day has been refuted by the facts, our law enforcement officers can move beyond that and do what they do best. Protect the City, property and life.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
