TU Tuesday- Local

Article: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Lawbeat-Capital-Region-crime-doesn-t-take-a-3593209.php

I read an article that said that "Schenectady County had the state's highest rate of index crimes, which cover murders, rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, burglaries, larcenies and stolen cars." This is very serious, because these are crimes that are very threatening to the people living in these areas. These numbers get scarier when you compare them to areas known for the crime. " To put that in perspective, all three local counties showed higher crime rates than the Bronx (2,524.9), Brooklyn (2,345.6), Queens (1,779) and Staten Island (1,444.4)." These areas are notorious for their crime rates, and the fact that local counties have more crime than those areas is a very scary fact. However, the news isn't all negative for areas near where we live. "Saratoga County had the state's eighth-lowest index crime rate (1,393.1), 12th-lowest property crime rate (1,333.7), fifth lowest violent crime rate (59.4) and sixth-lowest violent gun crime rate (3.6)." It is nice to see that while we have some crime filled areas close by us, that there are still counties in the Capital region that know the right thing to do. While the number of crimes in areas like Albany and Schenectady may be scary, they are not the highest crime rate. "In both those categories, topping the list was Erie County, which includes Buffalo. Erie had a violent crime rate of 455.1 and violent gun crime rate of 125.1. Monroe County (93.2) was second in violent gun crimes." While we live by some crime filled areas, there are many different places that are worse, like Erie County near Buffalo.