Comments on: Escambia’s Crime Up, Highest Overall Rate In Florida

By: LDH

LDH — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 02:13:10 +0000

This is a sad but true article. I no longer live in Pensacola or Escambia County thankfully. I know from recent experience how bad crime is in the county, as one of my family members was recently a victim of murder there. I remember when I lived there I had no fears of going anywhere at anytime, never even worried about locking doors. And that was a mere 25 years ago. I have recently learned a few things about the judicial system in fl, especially escambia county. Go look on jail view, see how many repeat offenders that are there, and notice how the crimes keep escalating until they finally do something that requires them to stay at least a few months. The person who murdered my family member should not have been on the streets, but he was slapped on the hands and let loose numerous times, he even had a prior gun charge. It is unbelievable. Until the county and the state decide to start really making criminals pay for their crimes nothing is going to change except for the worse. And I hate to say this, I know a lot of people will not agree with me, but jails/prisons should not be the free ride that they are now. There should not no television, limited phones calls and visitation, no commissary for treats or extras, less air conditioning, and inmates should have to work to earn their keep. Maybe if inmates really had to do time they would not be so easily swayed to do more crime upon their release. It is amazing how well we treat inmates, I personally know a lot of people who cannot afford air conditioning and cable television. I do believe that if we as the law abiding citizens of this state work at it we may be able to change the crime rates in this area, we need to write our elected officials and let them know how outraged we are about our present crime rates. But first and foremost we need to come to the realization that we must take a part in the changes that need to be made and take an active part. I just wish that I had realized this sooner…………

By: julie brigham

julie brigham — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 00:17:17 +0000

well we beat those 22 murders in the first 2 months this year? what about the aggravated robberies? and how many unreported crimes are there?

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:41:37 +0000

We have a States Attorney that drops about half of the charges on every case and works a lesser charge deal on the remainder. That is the root of the problem.

By: Just AnotherTaxpayer

Just AnotherTaxpayer — Sun, 19 May 2013 01:31:23 +0000

Northescambia.com has become a great source for reliable local news. I place it above and beyond any of the other local media outlets. I’ve watched the crime rate rise especially as state budgets have dwindled. An already weak Juvenile Justice System has gotten even worse. Juvenile offenders these days are booked and released back to their parents these days with a court date unless they meet select criteria. The citizens of Escambia County elected someone to be the head law enforcement officer for the county who has no law enforcement experience, and lucky to even know his own agency’s policies. He has surrounded himself with an upper management staff with inflated salaries and a rank structure to go with it that no one understands. There are contract and civilian support positions for everything you can imagine, and salaries to go along with them. Common sense no longer exist as evidenced by the latest “No Chase” policy. Deputies face reprimand for getting into anything close to a vehicle pursuit involving fleeing suspects or suspected offenders. Sorry your car got stolen, broken into, or other crime. Maybe you will be able to get your stuff back if it’s found ditched somewhere. You want to know why crime is up? You have a political figure whose greatest quality is his ability to speak well in front of people. It may not be accurate, but it’s a lot of just what people want to hear. I’m sorry but actions speak louder that words, and the evidence of all this bundled together speaks to the crime rate here. We need a sheriff that isn’t afraid of stepping on toes or being politically correct 24/7. One that will let it be known if you commit a crime in Escambia County Florida, we are coming after you one way or another. Law enforcement in many ways has been reduced to report takers, and it’s not because the great men and women working there want it that way. Common sense in chases people. Sometimes as unfortunate as it is in police chases, innocent people get hurt. This is a result of a crime, not as a result of the police trying to apprehend a criminal. Put the blame where it belongs, and police this county.

By: Junebug

Junebug — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:20:13 +0000

These numbers are based on “reported” crimes. I don’t know about you but I’ve heard that some people don’t always tell the truth and some of these people will even lie to the cops. But if the cops can’t prove the crime didn’t happen they have to report it and that lie will count on their stats. Maybe some of these other agency are trying to make themselves look a little better. I’m not saying crime isn’t up, the numbers don’t lie, but sometimes people do.

By: pm

pm — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:36:33 +0000

Sheriff Morgan can not be both a social worker and LEO at the same time. His mind set has always been that of a social worker. Criminals need to be treated as criminals not as victims of an unjust system. Being Mr. Nice Guy does not work with murderers, rapists, robbers, and thugs. Cleaning up their neighborhoods and begging them to be good citizens does not work. Thus, we the law abiding citizens have to deal with his mis-guided mindset that all people are good “all they need is a little TLC and patience”. Some people are just plain mean and he needs to recognize this and possibly re-educate himself on how to enforce the law and not let his personal ideas get in the way of doing his job. His Job is to protect and serve – So far he has not been doing a very good job at that. No one in this county should get “Special Justice” and that is what I have observed since he took office. Please Sheriff Morgan let your dupities do thier jobs.

By: Rufus Lowgun

Rufus Lowgun — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:25:40 +0000

Don’t blame me, I voted for Ronnie Mac.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:40:49 +0000

Kick Sheriff Morgan out for lying to us about this during his reelection!

By: jeeperman

jeeperman — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:16:47 +0000

Please William,
Now tell us the rates for Santa Rosa County.
Last I heard they were 1/7th of Escambia.
Baldwin County 1/7th also.

By: he-lied

he-lied — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:27:45 +0000

Didn’t Sheriff Morgan say CRIME IS DOWN that was his platform to win the last election. So now THE TRUTH comes out. I can only imagine how bad the crime stats will be this year, Deputies cannot chase a criminal for anything, murder, robbery, rape etc., So criminals can run all day long to commit more crimes. Way to protect the citizens Sheriff. I just hope that I’m not a victim of a crime or any of my family and we found out that you wouldn’t let your deputies do there JOB by trying to capture the suspect, just because they were in a car. Yep looks like Morgan pulled a fast one on everybody and WE ALL FEEL FOR IT!!! Time for a change!