Does Your Community Have More Or Less Crime

1. What forces spark crime and disorder in our streets? I think some factors that cause crime are money issues, peer pressure, and feeling like you have a chance of getting away with the crime. If someone feels like a police officer is watching them, they are less likely to follow through with a crime because the chance of getting away is less.
3. Does your community have more or less crime and disorder than average? On what do you base your opinion? I believe my community has less crime and disorder than average. This hypothesis is based on how much crime I hear about in my community compared to every other communities. I’m sure we have plenty of speeding and traffic infractions but when a burglary or car chase happens in the few towns around me it is shocking to hear about. I believe this is the result of crime being so less present.
Have you ever participated in a demonstration? If so, what was the cause? How did you feel about participating? Was it peaceful? I have not participated in a demonstration because I feel it takes up too much time I could be doing something else. However, I feel participating in a peaceful manner can be an effective way to show others you care about a cause. This being said it is important to make sure when peacefully protesting it doesn’t get out of hand. If someone protest I believe he should be considerate and follow all laws so, he is protected. This means he should not block public road ways or damage property.
5. Is Homelessness a problem in your community? If so, how does your police department deal with it? I am happy to say homelessness is not a problem in my small town and community. I have not seen any homeless people where I live because everything is spread out. It seems to me homeless people tend to move to cities to try and get help. This is because more peoples will pass by in a day than in a rural