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| Violent crime task force a welcome sign of hope for area |
| By rrstar.com |
| Published: 12/18/2013 |
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For years this newspaper has called for a united effort against violent crime in Rockford and Winnebago County. In the past, although frontline city cops and county deputies worked together on the streets, personality conflicts and turf battles among leaders have prevented the seamless effort needed to rid Rockford of its ranking as one of the most dangerous cities in America. Two conflicting trends illustrate why the priority must be on violent crime. While overall crime in Rockford is down, from nearly 14,000 incidents in 1998 to just under 10,000 in 2012, violent crime is up, from nearly 1,500 incidents in 1998 to about 2,000 incidents in 2012. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-E. Moline, hammered home the urgent need for a united anti-crime front on May 28, the day they convened an anti-crime summit in the Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse in Rockford. Durbin and Bustos made it abundantly clear that all parts of the criminal justice system must work closely together to stop violence caused by drug trafficking and random shootings perpetrated by today's loosely organized, highly unpredictable and dangerously volatile street gangs. Read More. |
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