{"id":27197,"date":"2021-12-29T11:27:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T11:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/?p=27197"},"modified":"2021-12-29T11:27:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T11:27:09","slug":"data-shows-violent-crime-in-albuquerque-going-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/29\/data-shows-violent-crime-in-albuquerque-going-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Data shows violent crime in Albuquerque going up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/tag\/albuquerque\/?ipid=dateline\" rel=\"noopener\">ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.<\/a>\u00a0(KRQE) \u2013\u00a0While statistics clearly show an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/tag\/2021-homicides-albuquerque\/\">increase in homicides in Albuquerque in 2021<\/a>, understanding what caused the rise is hard to decipher. But in an effort to do just that, KRQE News 13 spoke with Christopher Lyons, a professor of sociology at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/tag\/unm-university-of-new-mexico\/?ipid=related-recir\">University of New Mexico.<\/a> He teaches courses such as \u201cSociology of Deviance\u201d and has spent more than a decade studying the connections between crime, race, and economics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/plus\/data-reporting\/abqs-deadliest-year\/\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\u25ce 2021 is Albuquerque\u2019s deadliest year on record\t<\/a><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere are some debates in criminology about trying to understand what is behind this latest increase in homicide,\u201d Lyons says. One theory is that the pandemic altered our \u201croutine activities\u201d \u2014\u00a0and therefore has affected crime, he says.<\/p>\n<h3>Stuck at home and changes in routine, a factor of violence<\/h3>\n<p>According to one broadly researched theory, crime is \u201ca function of day to day interactions \u2014 the conflict between motivated offender, suitable targets, and lack of surveillance,\u201d Lyons says. \u201cSo that probably explains why [this year] there were fewer burglaries and fewer larcenies and so forth because we were mostly in our homes.\u201d But being at home could increase domestic disputes that lead to violence, according to the theory.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/crime\/police-investigate-after-woman-found-dead-in-se-albuquerque\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/crime\/police-investigate-after-woman-found-dead-in-se-albuquerque\/\">first reported homicide of the year<\/a> seems to have been connected to a domestic dispute. The criminal complaint filed in January alleges that Nathaniel Natonabah, accused of killing his girlfriend, \u201chad been involved in multiple domestic violence incidences over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Protests and de-policing, potential crime problems<\/h3>\n<p>Another theory to explain the increase in violent crime, Lyons says, is \u201cde-policing.\u201d It\u2019s the idea that police have recently been less vigorous in their routine police work because of social pressure. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously we don\u2019t have just a pandemic,\u201d Lyons explains. \u201cWe also have widespread concerns around policing and protests and so forth. And those have been happening for a long time, probably reaching a fever pitch in 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In August of 2020, protesters went as far as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/protests\/downtown-protest-calls-for-the-abolition-of-police-departments-after-two-overnight-shootings\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/protests\/downtown-protest-calls-for-the-abolition-of-police-departments-after-two-overnight-shootings\/\">calling for the abolition of Albuquerque\u2019s police department<\/a> following several police shootings. \u201cWe had protests against the police and we had defunding movements nationwide,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/tag\/albuquerque-police-department-apd\/?ipid=related-recir\">Albuquerque Police Department<\/a> Chief Harold Medina told KRQE News 13 in a recent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/podcasts\/new-mexico-news-podcast-a-record-breaking-year-of-homicides\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/podcasts\/new-mexico-news-podcast-a-record-breaking-year-of-homicides\/\">interview on the New Mexico News Podcast<\/a>. \u201cAnd it affects our officers every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shaun Willoughby, the president of the Albuquerque Police Officers\u2019 Association, claims that many locals do support the police. \u201cI think that the vast majority of citizens in this community are overwhelmingly supportive of their police department,\u201d Willoughby told KRQE News 13 back in September. But, the association\u2019s most recent annual survey reveals that many Albuquerque Police Department (APD) officers have considered leaving APD.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 421 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/politics-government\/survey-reveals-what-apd-officers-believe-to-be-biggest-factor-in-crime-problem\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">officers surveyed<\/a> by the Albuquerque Police Officers\u2019 Association, about 85% said they have considered a new line of work. They cite a range of reasons why, including low pay, restrictive policies, and low support for officers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used to love coming to work. Now I find myself doing as little as possible to avoid getting into a situation where my video may be reviewed and searched thoroughly for any POSSIBLE mistake or infraction,\u201d one officer wrote in response to the survey.<\/p>\n<p>Another officer wrote that \u201cfeeling supported enough to do my job without fear of being disciplined for minuscule things\u201d would make them want to stay at the department. Some officers, however, wrote the department is \u201cjust too far gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Story Continues Below<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>The APOA Annual Survey asked members how likely they were to recommend policing as a career choice. Here are a few of their responses. Data from APOA.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<p>Part of the issue, according to Willoughby, is the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/plus\/data-reporting\/seven-years-later-apd-doj-reform-far-from-full-compliance\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/plus\/data-reporting\/seven-years-later-apd-doj-reform-far-from-full-compliance\/\">settlement agreement between APD and the US Department of Justice<\/a>, outlining extensive reforms to the department. The settlement began in 2014 and was intended to \u201censure police integrity, protect officer safety, and prevent the use of excessive force, including unreasonable use of deadly force,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/usao-nm\/legacy\/2015\/01\/20\/DOJ-ABQ%20Settlement%20Agreement%20EXECUTED.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/usao-nm\/legacy\/2015\/01\/20\/DOJ-ABQ%20Settlement%20Agreement%20EXECUTED.pdf\">according to the agreement.<\/a> Willoughby has repeatedly pointed to the reform effort as a reason why crime is up and police morale is down in Albuquerque.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve done some actual significant research and polling,\u201d Willoughby says. \u201cWe\u2019ve asked the question: \u2018What is more important to you? Crime? or Reform?&#8217;\u201d And the majority of the city says crime is more important, Willoughby claims. KRQE News 13 has reached out to the Albuquerque Police Officers\u2019 Association multiple times but has not been able to examine the survey to verify the claim that most residents think fighting crime is more important than police reform.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, Lyons from the University of New Mexico says residents shouldn\u2019t have to choose between crime and police reform. \u201cIt\u2019s not a zero-sum game here,\u201d he says. Reform can result in more trust between officers and the community, he explains, and that in turn, can decrease crime.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/plus\/data-reporting\/why-is-violent-crime-going-up-albuquerque\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.\u00a0(KRQE) \u2013\u00a0While statistics clearly show an increase in homicides in Albuquerque in 2021,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-theory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27197"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27199,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27197\/revisions\/27199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}