By Adam Pagnucco. One of the benefits of living in District 18 is attendance at District 18 night, an annual event sponsored by the district’s state legislators. This year’s event,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Members Will Jawando and Kristin Mink, who have long been concerned about police traffic stops, are introducing a bill to limit them on Tuesday. At this…
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A Time for Crime, Part Four
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By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s start applying what we learned this week to the county’s newest crime initiative – the executive’s proposed legislation to crack down on late night businesses. The…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Parts One and Two examined times of day for violent crime and property crime and found some differences. Violent crime is focused in the hours of 3…
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A Time for Crime, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we explored the time pattern of violent crime and found that it was most prevalent in the afternoon and early night and was actually…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County has announced its intention to offer a $20,000 bonus to new sworn police recruits. The bonus was negotiated between the county government and Fraternal Order…
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A Time for Crime, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. Crime and the night are linked in the popular mind. Lurking in the shadows, criminals pounce on their prey and disappear into darkness. In his never ending…
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Demographics of Property Crime in MoCo
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By Adam Pagnucco. Previously, we looked at the geography of property crime in MoCo. Today, let’s look at demographics. To assess demographics, we looked at zip code population data from…
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Geography of Property Crime in MoCo
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By Adam Pagnucco. As stated in our summary data, property crime in MoCo has been rising slowly but steadily in the last four years. In 2018, there were 21,652 property…
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Demographics of Violent Crime in MoCo
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, we looked at the geography of violent crime in MoCo. Today, let’s look at demographics. To assess demographics, we looked at zip code population data from…