10 JANUARY 13-19, 2016
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The City of Durham's police chief
lost his job because of a growing vio-
lent crime rate. That's a tough call for
any city executive. Some would argue
that you can't blame law enforcement
for crimes in a community. It's dif
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ficult to prevent major crimes. Ask the
mayors of Chicago, New Orleans and
yes, Durham.
Murder, in particular, is hard to
prevent.
"Propensity to crime develops in stag
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es associated with major psychological
and sociological factors. The factors are
not caused by race or poverty, and the
stages are the normal tasks of growing
up that every child confronts as he gets
older," says Patrick Fagan of the Heri
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tage Foundation. "In the case of future
violent criminals, the absence of the
love, affection, and dedication of both
his parents becomes perverse exercises,
frustrating his needs and stunting his
ability to belong," Fagan adds.
Statistically, some communities
must be more fortunate than others
for reasons that escape the experts.
Fayetteville is thought of as a violent
city. But last year, the murder rate was
down from the year before, and
the year before that. In 2015, only
17 homicides were recorded in
Fayetteville, according to Police Lt.
David McLaurin. Chief of Detective
Katherine Bryant says one other case is
pending…the violent death of a 3-year-
old baby. Bryant says the state medical
examiner has not yet determined the
cause of death.
Contrast that with 42 homicides in
Durham last year. It's a city of compa
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rable size and demographic makeup.
Fayetteville City Manager Ted Voorhees
will tell you that's where the similarities
end, making the significant difference
in murders remarkable. Voorhees was
Durham's Deputy City Manager before
coming to Fayetteville three years ago.
Fayetteville Murder Rate Down
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