{"id":2007930,"date":"2023-08-22T10:33:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T14:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/to-combat-crime-surge-in-american-cities-many-turn-to-private-alternatives\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T10:36:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T14:36:19","slug":"to-combat-crime-surge-in-american-cities-many-turn-to-private-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/to-combat-crime-surge-in-american-cities-many-turn-to-private-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Private alternatives are increasingly being sought to combat the surge in crime in American cities."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fto-combat-crime-surge-in-american-cities-many-turn-to-private-alternatives%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2007930&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>As politicians continue to debate \u200cthe cause of\u2063 the crime epidemic that\u2064 has seen the descent of many of the nation\u2019s most populated cities into war zone-like conditions, increasing numbers of businesses \u2063and residents \u2062have turned to private solutions in\u200c effort to\u200d reclaim their neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor\u200d Corey Brooks, Executive Director of Project H.O.O.D, a Chicago-based non-profit seeking to end violence through individual empowerment,\u200d says that\u2064 after decades of hoping for solutions \u2062from public officials, residents of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-democrats-running-crime-ridden-cities-dont-know-how-to-fix-the-problem\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: Democrats Running Crime-Ridden Cities 'Don't Know How to Fix the Problem'\">crime-ridden cities<\/a> are no longer waiting on empty pledges of safer streets to be\u2063 fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoliticians all make promises that if we vote them into office they know how to make our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">communities safe<\/a>, meanwhile, it\u200b just keeps getting worse,\u201d <strong>Mr. Brooks<\/strong> \u200b told the Epoch Times. \u201cThis is a crisis. We no longer have \u2064the luxury of waiting for\u200d the government to come in and save the \u2064day. The people are beginning\u2062 to understand that this is a problem the government can\u2019t solve.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related\u2063 Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/californias-flash-mob-burglary-suspect-released-on-zero-cash-bail-hours-after-arrest-5478112\">California&#8217;s &#8216;Flash-Mob&#8217;\u200d Burglary Suspect\u200c Released\u200d Hours After Arrest on Zero-Cash Bail<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/21\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/californias-flash-mob-burglary-suspect-released-on-zero-cash-bail-hours-after-arrest-5478112\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/move-to-recall-soft-on-crime-northern-california-county-district-attorney-underway-5477052\">Move \u200bto Recall &#8216;Soft-on-Crime&#8217; Northern California County District Attorney Underway<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/19\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/move-to-recall-soft-on-crime-northern-california-county-district-attorney-underway-5477052\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf we are going to end this violence on\u2064 our streets, it\u2019s going to\u2063 come from\u2063 the \u2064people, not another government program.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Escalation<\/h2>\n<p>For\u2063 several years, crime in major American cities has remained at crisis\u200d levels.<\/p>\n<p>The surge in thefts, harassment, and violent\u200d crimes experienced in cities nationwide during \u200dmuch of 2020\u200b and 2021 had been expected by many experts to be a temporary blip as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic and reaction and aftermath to the death of George Floyd. However, more than \u2063a year after officials declared an end to the COVID-19 emergency and officers involved in \u200bMr. Floyd\u2019s death were convicted and sentenced, lawlessness continues\u200b to persist at a high level.<\/p>\n<p>In Washington D.C., homicides are\u200c up 15 percent compared to a \u2063year ago\u200c with the city\u2063 on pace to surpass 200 for the third year in\u200c a row. Carjackings in\u2064 the city have also seen a spike with\u200c police reporting 140 incidents in the month of\u200c June, the highest in more than five years.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this \u200cmonth, Washington D.C. City Council member Trayon White, who represents the Eighth Ward, held a \u2062press\u2064 conference where he told reporters that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-its-time-for-the-democrats-to-accept-their-victory-forgive-the-team-they-beat-and-to-move-on-you-won-be-happy\/\" title=\"FNC's Carlson: It's Time for the Democrats to 'Accept Their Victory,' 'Forgive the Team They Beat and to Move On' -- 'You Won, Be Happy'\">federal troops<\/a> would\u200d be needed to\u200d restore law and \u2062order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe crime is out of control and getting\u200c worse\u200d by the day,\u201d Mr. White said at a press conference. \u201cWe must declare an emergency regarding the crime and \u200bviolence in our neighborhoods and act urgently. It may be time to call\u200b on the National\u200d Guard to protect the children\u200b and innocent \u2064people\u2064 that are losing their lives to this senselessness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Foreign countries have also taken notice. A July 24 tweet\u200b from the Mexican Consulate \u200burged its nationals to &#8220;take precautions\u201d while visiting the nation\u2019s capital\u2062 due to \u2063\u201ca significant increase in crime in areas previously considered safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In San Francisco, the problem has spiraled so far out of control that some workers are now being told to stay at home, as opposed to risking the commute to work. An \u200bAug. 2 memo from\u2064 the Department of Health and \u2062Human Services advised federal employees\u2063 to avoid the office at the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building, due to drug \u2062use and rising crime in the area, according to the \u200dSan Francisco Chronicle. Videos posted on social \u200cmedia of nearby streets show coroner\u2019s vans picking up dead bodies, drug needles littering the streets, and piles of\u200c human feces scattered across public\u200b sidewalks.<\/p>\n<p>In Los \u2062Angeles, the sight of \u201cflash mobs\u201d \u200bcomposed largely of youth rampaging through \u200dretail stores has\u2062 become the new norm. On Aug. 13, a Nike\u200d store was robbed in broad daylight by a group who walked out with thousands of dollars worth of apparel. On the same day dozens of people stormed the Nordstrom store \u200dat the Westfield Topanga Shopping Center, making off with more than \u200d$300,000 worth \u2064of items, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend in Chicago\u2064 at least 40 people were shot, seven fatally, including at least four teenagers, one just 14 years old. Overall, \u200cthe city has\u2064 experienced \u200ca 50 \u2062percent increase \u200bin shooting \u2063victimizations of school-aged\u2064 youth 17 years and younger since 2019, according to The University of Chicago Crime Lab.<\/p>\n<h2>Citizen Solutions<\/h2>\n<p>As crime escalates \u2062and police resources dwindle, regulations have limited\u2062 the options for city residents to protect themselves. For the \u2064vast majority \u2064of those living \u200cin major American cities, the ability for<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As politicians argue over the cause of the crime surge in major cities, more businesses and residents are seeking private solutions to restore their neighborhoods. 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