In my last incarnation of this blog, I would go through a crime data base and count out the crimes that happened in the Bon Air Neighborhood. I looked for that crime database and I believe I have found it on the Louisvilleky.gov website. It is a Microsoft Excel file that requires just a touch of manipulation but there is some useful information.
There were 97 police reports from January 1, 2019 and Febuary 26, 2019 within the historical Bon Air Neighborhood. This area is being defined as being within the boundaries of Bardstown Rd on the west, Hikes Point on the south, Furman on the east and Taylorsville Rd and the Watterson on the north. The file does not give precise addresses, and so the information can reflect on incidences on the other side of the boundaries.
The most commonly reported type of crime was "TBUT OR DISP AUTO. $500 BUT < $!0,000. Basically, this is people stealing from cars. There were 16 of these incidents or a little more than 16 percent of the crimes.
The location with the highest amount of crime was the 3300 block of Bardstown Rd.
This area had 13 police calls or 13.4 percent of the police calls during the observed time period. This area has not really skilled a beat. When I did the analysis the last time I did the blog, there was a much higher number of incidents. While not a crime per se, the most shocking reports at this location included a death investigation on 2/15/19 and a suicide on 1/24/19. I would be willing to bet a shiny penny that those events happened at what I will playfully call the mint-green motel with the relatively newly minted brand name.
As I remember the last time I did the blog, besides the 3300 block of Bardstown, there was a higher incidence of crime in the southeast part of the neighborhood around Noe Way, and then the south west part to include Paris and Liverpool. We will see what happens this time.
When it comes to the Bon Air Neighborhood, police officials and other city officials have repeated over the years that the big problem is that people do not lock their cars and leave valuables in those cars which make them crimes of opportunity. It still seems to be true given that people are not getting it.
In coming posts, I plan on increasing the sophistication of the analysis.
A neighborhood association can be a partner with the police in addressing crime. We hope that if you are not a member of the Bon Air Association, we hope that you join us. Our next meeting will be Monday, March 11, 2019 at the Bon Air Library at 6:30pm.
There were 97 police reports from January 1, 2019 and Febuary 26, 2019 within the historical Bon Air Neighborhood. This area is being defined as being within the boundaries of Bardstown Rd on the west, Hikes Point on the south, Furman on the east and Taylorsville Rd and the Watterson on the north. The file does not give precise addresses, and so the information can reflect on incidences on the other side of the boundaries.
The most commonly reported type of crime was "TBUT OR DISP AUTO. $500 BUT < $!0,000. Basically, this is people stealing from cars. There were 16 of these incidents or a little more than 16 percent of the crimes.
The location with the highest amount of crime was the 3300 block of Bardstown Rd.
This area had 13 police calls or 13.4 percent of the police calls during the observed time period. This area has not really skilled a beat. When I did the analysis the last time I did the blog, there was a much higher number of incidents. While not a crime per se, the most shocking reports at this location included a death investigation on 2/15/19 and a suicide on 1/24/19. I would be willing to bet a shiny penny that those events happened at what I will playfully call the mint-green motel with the relatively newly minted brand name.
As I remember the last time I did the blog, besides the 3300 block of Bardstown, there was a higher incidence of crime in the southeast part of the neighborhood around Noe Way, and then the south west part to include Paris and Liverpool. We will see what happens this time.
When it comes to the Bon Air Neighborhood, police officials and other city officials have repeated over the years that the big problem is that people do not lock their cars and leave valuables in those cars which make them crimes of opportunity. It still seems to be true given that people are not getting it.
In coming posts, I plan on increasing the sophistication of the analysis.
A neighborhood association can be a partner with the police in addressing crime. We hope that if you are not a member of the Bon Air Association, we hope that you join us. Our next meeting will be Monday, March 11, 2019 at the Bon Air Library at 6:30pm.
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