Major Cities Major Crimes

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Many call crime a social phenomenon, but recently crime in major cities has caused major problems. From coast to coast, crime is overtaking our cities and leaving a trail of destruction. Students are being killed walking to school, robberies are becoming a natural every day occurrence, and murder and homicides are the talk of the nightly news. New York City, Detroit, and Chicago are all experiencing a spike in violent crimes, which is hindering businesses, citizens, and tourists that visit these cities. With the economy slowly regaining its stability, now is the perfect time to tackle the problem of crimes in our cities. President Obama told reporters that lowering the crime rate in cities will help the economy grow. As technology advances, there needs to be a better way to patrol our streets. Implementing modern technology in every city is the safest and easiest way to put a halt to these crimes.
Detroit, Michigan is one of the cities that is experiencing an increase in crime. Detroit is in an economic recession, which is the number one reason why Detroit is considered one of the most dangerous cities in America. General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler are the major employers and with recent layoffs many citizens are out of work leading to the increase in crime. In 2011, there were 280 murders and last year there was an increase of 65 murders bringing the murder total to 345 people. Detroit is also experiencing a major increase in their homicide rate, 375 documented homicides happened in the past year. This has been an increase of 10% from the previous year. The Detroit Police Department is undermanned and overworked. Implementing technology in Detroit will benefit the community and the local police department to help lower the crim...

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...e system and automatically send out a report to all units in the area with the address and picture of the terrain. Not only does this cut salary costs, it is quicker and more reliable than humans.
Technology is the way of the future. It is always upgrading and changing the way we operate and the way we think. Technology is supposed to be a tool that helps us in everyday life. Smartphones were thought of a futuristic phone that only the rich could buy; but in today’s society 70% of the US population own a smartphone. Using modern technology to help combat crime in cities should be the next step to help police agencies worldwide. AFIS, Vera Plate, Vehicle slowdown systems, ShotSpotter, and non-lethal weapons are the future of policing. All of these technologies will save lives and lower crime rates and now is the time to start implementing them in our US cities.

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