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DRAFT
September 26, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW
FROM:
BETH HINCHLIFFE
SUBJECT:
CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL REMARKS
On Wednesday, October 2, you will deliver remarks to an
audience of 850 at the 12th annual Crime Stoppers International
Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The audience is composed of
Crime Stoppers Board Members, state and local police coordinators
from across the nation, spouses and members of the media.
Your remarks (approximately 8 minutes/cards) acknowledge the
accomplishments of Crime Stoppers International, and highlight
the 1991 Comprehensive Crime Bill.
(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 25, 1991
3 p.m.
CRIMES.TS Draft Three
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
I'm delighted to join in the 15th anniversary of your
founding. I note that the day after tomorrow is the 60th
birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crimestopper -- is it true
you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for Dick Tracy? 11
You know, in school we learn the "Three Rs". From now on
we'll also have to learn the Crimestoppers' lesson -- the "Three
Ps". To stop crime, we need People to help the Police, and we
need publicity by the Press.
After all, the three Ps produce a fourth P: Peace. You
know: You promote public safety by turning it into a community
affair. Crimestoppers come in all sizes and descriptions:
grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents. You strengthen the
bonds that turn a series of homes into real communities.
Together, you make your communities -- and our nation -- a
better, stronger, safer place to live. Indeed, through your 850
international programs, you make the world a safer place to live.
To Americans sick and tired of feeling threatened in their
onw homes -- of cowering in fear of punks -- of worrying about
their kids and their future, I say: Band together. Become
Crimestoppers. No one has to have to accept crime as a fact of
life: You don't. You offer a cost-effective, responsible, moral
way to take back the streets.
In the last decade alone you have contributed information
2
that has helped solve 340,000 felonies. The courts have
convicted 96.5 percent of those arrested through tips supplied by
Crimestoppers. Your information has helped authorities recover
nearly 2 billion dollars in narcotics and stolen property. That
works out to 80 dollars in return on every dollar you spend.
[[Can you imagine what this country would be like if Congress
worked like that?]]
But look what we're up against. Last year six million Amer-
ican citizens fell victim to violent crime. Six million. Violent
crime claimed the lives of over 20,000 Americans. Our streets
pose a greater threat to our servicemen and women than did the
foes in the Middle East. We deserve better than that. Our chil-
dren deserve better than that.
In May of 1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the
Capitol with some of the law enforcement officers who put their
lives on the line for all of us. Together, we called for
Congress to pass our crime package -- legislation designed to
protect our cops by giving them the tools they need to get their
job done. It was tough legislation. It was fair legislation.
Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
have passed, and Congress still has not passed our request. III
In March, we sent a crime bill to Congress -- a bill
designed to make your work less necessary. Our Comprehensive
Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 will confront the terrifying
spiral of lawlessness. It will strengthen our nation's criminal
3
justice system -- too often unfairly loaded against dedicated law
enforcement officials.
Our bill will ensure that convicted felons no longer evade
punishment by drowning justice in a sea of legal challenges
unrelated to guilt or innocence.
Our Bill limits the chances of a violent criminal's getting
released on the basis of legal technicalities. It lets
prosecutors introduce as evidence the firearms seized from
dangerous criminals, no matter how officers obtain them. Why
should someone who has their own personal arsenal go free -- to
terrorize innocent citizens?
Our bill imposes tough sentences upon drug traffickers and
violent felons who use semiautomatic weapons. It establishes new
punishments against those who steal and smuggle firearms. No
plea bargains. No early release.
Our bill establishes an enforceable federal death penalty
for those who murder judges, those who engage in the terrorist
slaughter of civilians, those who kill law-enforcement officers
or federal witnesses.
We must tell criminals: our society will protect itself. The
American people want action.
In March, we asked Congress to pass a crime bill within 100
days. So far, 212 days have passed and neither house has passed
our crime package. The 100 days expired on June 14. But the
crime issue did not.
Americans don't want excuses; they want action. They don't
4
want timid bills that nibble at the edges of the crime problem.
They want a tough, comprehensive package. Our people want to
fight crime. Now. So please, let your representative know: We
want our members of Congress to be Crimefighters, too.
I'm proud to be with you. You Crimestoppers and our brave
law enforcement officials earn our admiration, our respect -- and
you and this nation deserve the best, toughest anti-crime package
we can produce. No more loopholes. No more rolls of the dice.
No more delays. 1111
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence." The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill -- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good. 111
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
#
#
#
#
#
(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 24, 1991
11 a.m.
CRIMES Draft One
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
I'm delighted to join in the 15th anniversary of your
founding. I note that the day after tomorrow is the 60th
birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crimestopper -- is it true
you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for Dick Tracy? 11
It's an honor to be here with you Crimestoppers -- you're
one of the most effective crime-fighting tools we have. Look at
you. You're grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents: volunteers
reaching into yourselves to find the strength to reach out of
yourselves. Each one of you makes a difference. And together,
you make America a better, stronger, safer place to live.
And when you link up the 850 programs you have
internationally -- you're making this a safer world. I wish you
luck as you travel the globe spreading your message -- showing
that the individual can take control. You show everyone from the
governments to the street hoods that Americans are sick and tired
of being threatened in their homes -- of cowering in their fear -
- of worrying about their kids and their future. You shown us
that there's a cost-effective, responsible, moral solution out
there -- and it's in the hands of our people. Americans are this
country's finest natural resource. On every level of our lives,
we must trust ourselves to come up with new solutions.
Your facts and figures back this up. In the last decade of
your channeling anonymous information to the authorities, you've
2
solved 340,000 felony cases, convicting 96.5% of those arrested.
And you've recovered nearly $2 billion in narcotics and stolen
property -- when you factor in the rewards you give, that works
out to nearly $80 in return on every $1 spent. [[Can you imagine
what this country would be like if Congress worked like that?]]
In school we learn the "3Rs". From now on we'll also have
to learn the Crimestoppers' lesson -- and that's the "3Ps". To
stop crime, we need people to help the police, and we need
publicity by the press. Frankly, we must work together like this
in order to battle the scourge that threatens our land.
Last year, six million American citizens fell victim to
violent crime. Six million. Violent crime claimed the lives of
over 20,000 Americans. Look at the statistics and a frightening
fact emerges -- our streets posed a greater threat to our own
servicemen and women than did the foes in the Middle East. We
deserve better than that. Our children deserve better than that.
You will show us how to take back our streets. III
But it's not only the criminals we're up against. In May of
1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the Capitol with some
of the law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line
for all of us. Together, we called for Congress to pass our
crime package -- legislation designed to protect our cops by
giving them the tools they need to get their job done. It was
tough legislation. It was fair legislation.
Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
3
have passed, and Congress still has not acted on our request. III
Earlier this year, the Attorney General and I convened an
unprecedented crime summit. We called upon the finest minds in
American law enforcement. In March, following the summit and
taking into account what we learned there, we sent a crime bill
to Congress -- a bill that responds to the frustration and the
achievements of people like you -- a bill designed to support you
and, in years to come, to make your work less necessary. Our
Comprehensive Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 will confront the
terrifying spiral of lawlessness. It will strengthen our nation's
criminal justice system -- too often unfairly loaded against
dedicated law enforcement officials. 11
The Act has four major elements, beginning with habeas
corpus reform. We will free the courts from frivolous, repeti-
tive delays -- gimmicks and challenges from people who have
already exhausted their legal appeals. Our bill will ensure that
convicted felons no longer evade punishment by drowning justice
in a sea of legal challenges unrelated to guilt or innocence. 111
The second major element is exclusionary rule reform. It is
simply intolerable that armed criminals go free when law
enforcement officers have collected solid evidence in good faith
efforts to follow court guidelines. Our Bill limits the
possibility of releasing violent criminals on the basis of legal
technicalities -- and allows introduction into evidence of
firearms seized from dangerous criminals -- no matter how
officers obtain those weapons.
4
Third: more firearm offenses and penalties. In our bill,
drug traffickers and violent felons who use semiautomatic weapons
face stiff mandatory sentences -- and new federal offenses for
firearms theft and smuggling. First time felons caught with
firearms will spend 5 years behind bars. No plea bargains. No
early release. We will silence the illegal guns that blast away
in our streets, in our homes, and around our schools -- by
punishing the violent criminals who misuse guns. III
Our 4th core provision is for the restoration of the federal
death penalty. We need an enforceable federal death penalty for
the most heinous federal crimes -- the murder of a federal judge
-- the terrorist killing of civilians -- the cold-blooded
execution of a law enforcement officer or federal witness. We
should give juries the option of imposing the death penalty for
such depraved crimes. We must send the strongest possible
message to those who would commit such crimes. We must tell them
that our society will protect itself from violent predators. 111
For more than a decade now, Congress has talked about
reinstating the federal death penalty. Now it should act. III
But, as you know so well, the best way to help victims of
crime is to make sure they don't become victims in the first
place. So our crime bill strengthens these core proposals with
some potent new additions. Our Act includes sections designed to
curb terrorism, racial injustice, sexual violence, and juvenile
crime. It requires appropriate drug testing as a condition of
post-conviction release for federal prisoners. It outlines
5
protections for witnesses, and for abused kids.
The Bill makes it easier for federal officials to prosecute
those who commit acts of sexual violence involving children. It
provides for HIV testing of accused sex offenders; and guarantees
a victim's right to address the court at sentencing. 1111
The American people are tired of talk. They want action.
In March, we asked Congress to pass a crime bill within 100 days.
So far, 212 days have passed and neither house has chosen to take
up our crime package. The 100 days expired on June 14. But the
crime issue did not. America wants real, comprehensive action
against crime. America wants it done right. It wants it done
now. And so do I. I'm proud to be with you. You Crimestoppers
and our brave law enforcement officials earn our admiration, our
respect -- and you and this nation deserve the best, toughest
anti-crime package we can produce. No more loopholes. No more
rolls of the dice. It's time. It's long past time. 1111
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence." " The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill ---- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good. III
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
#
#
#
#
#
CRIME-STOPPERS-OINT
TEL No. .505-294-9955
Sep. 24,91 14:54 P.01
TELEFAX TRANSMITTAL COVER PAGE
Crime Stoppers
C5L
International, Inc.
3736 EUBANK BOULEVARD, N.E. /SUITE B-4/ /ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO 87111
800/245-0009
FAX 505/294-6479
505/294-2300
TO: JEANNIE BUNTON
FAX NO. 202/456-6218
AGENCY: RESEARCH - THE WHITE HOUSE
CITY/STATE/PROVINCE WASHINGTON DC
FROM:
KORKYE PURVIANCE
FAX 505/294-6479)
DATE OF TRANSMITTAL: 9-24-91
TIME: 2:45 pm
NUMBER OF PAGES BEING TRANSMITTED (including cover sheet):
5
MESSAGE: Jeannie,
Glad to receive your phone call today regarding information for the President's
speech writers and our Twelfth Annual Crime Stoppers International Conference
in Louisville, September 28-October 2, 1991. We are, of course, thrilled that
President Bush will be with us. and certainly wish to accommodate you in the
best ways that we can. I have addressed your requests sort of in a line-item
manner, and trust that the information is clear and what you need. Please
feel free to call us further today or tomorrow, at this office, or after
Thursday afternoon (Sept. 26), at The Galt House in Louisville, 502/589-5200,
asking for Tim Kline or me.
Following are four pages of responses to your requests.
(If you experience a problem receiving this transmission, please contact
sender noted above at 505/294-2300 or 800/245-0009.)
Extended Page
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sender noted above at 505/294-2300 or 800/245-0009.7
A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION - IRS EMPLOYER I.D. #85-0275170
Crime Stoppers
CSI
International, Inc.
3736 EUBANK BOULEVARD, N.E./SUITE B-4/ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO 87111
800/245-0009
FAX 505/294-6479
505/294-2300
I. Statements by Founder Greg MacAleese (Dallas, TX):
A. The PHILOSOPHY of Crime Stoppers is the basic philosophy
of all law enforcement, as set forth by Sir Robert Peel,
who organized the first police force in England:
"The police are the public, and the public are the
police."
I embrace this philosophy; it is the standard under
which all officers should be judged.
CRIME STOPPERS was designed to amplify the relationship
between the public and the police.
B. The MISSION of Crime Stoppers is very simple: We believe
that for every crime committed, someone other than the
offender knows about it. Crime Stoppers' goal is to get
that person to pick up the phone, call the police and
cooperate. We make it easy, because the caller can re-
main anonymous which greatly reduces any potential for
retaliation from the criminal element. We also reward
the caller if his/her information has helped us solve a
major crime. The reward is our way of saying "Thank You"
to a citizen for helping us to solve another crime.
C. The IDEOLOGY of Crime Stoppers is: In 1976, I was just
trying to solve a case that I was working; I never thought
that Crime Stoppers would become such a strong force in
polciing; but I've been very, very proud of the program's
growth, which is a tribute to the dedication and talent of
the people who administer the program, at both, the police
level and the civilian board level -- and to the tremendous
cooperation we receive from the media.
CRIME-STOPPERS-OINT TEL No. 505-294-9955
Sep. 24,91 14:56 P.02
II. CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL, Inc., is a nonprofit, inter-
national organization of citizens, media and law enforcement
professionals working together in a proven anti-crime program
to:
*
establish new Crime Stoppers programs worldwide.
*
improve the quality of existing Crime Stoppers groups.
*
establish training programs for board members of local
organizations and police coordinators.
*
assist in the marketing and promotion of Crime Stoppers
in concept and reality.
*
serve as a medium for networking, communications, and
idea exchange.
*
decrease crime in every community.
III. The SLOGAN of Crime Stoppers is:
Crime doesn't t pay -- Crime Stoppers does."
IV. The members of Crime Stoppers adopted a resolution in 1989,
to increase its resources for use against illicit drugs.
(See "Resolution" attached.)
V. More than 850 Crime Stoppers -- board members, law enforce-
ment personnel, and media representatives will attend the
Twelfth Annual CSI Conference in Louisvilley, Kentucky,
September 28-October 2, 1991. Training will continue to
focus on how to start -- and manage -- a Crime Stoppers
program; but will also emphasize methods of dealing with
terrorism; helping the elderly with crime prevention; and
expanding Crime Stoppers into more school systems.
VI. Crime Stoppers' statistics are impressive. Although there are
more than 850 programs worldwide, many of them do not send
their statistics to the Headquarters office in Albuquerque,
New Mexico. In fact, some 200 have never submitted reports.
However, of those which do, the dollar recovery of stolen
property and narcotics is almost $2 billion! Through August
1991, statistics compiled were as follows:
CRIME-STOPPERS-OINT
TEL No.505-294-9955
Sep.24,91 14:57 P.03
Cases Cleared
357,035
Dollar Recovery
$1,966,490,968
Defendants Tried
63,653
Defendants Convicted
61,286
Percentage of Conviction
96.6 Percent
Rewards Paid
$24,712,661
Average Reward Per Case Cleared
$69
(I will fax you the new totals as of today's end -- tomorrow.)
VII. Perhaps one of the most heinous and startling cases solved
through Crime Stoppers was the murder of Lidna Lee Daniels,
a student at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque:
On January 12, 1986, Linda Lee went to the super market for
ordinary grocery shopping and returned to her apartment. Three
men followed her there and kidnapped her as she got out of her
car with the groceries. The sacks of food, her bag and other
belongings were found in her very own front yard by her boy-
friend. Even thought he reported her disappearance right away,
detectives could find no clues.
On January 17, 1986, an informant notified Crime Stoppers, vía
telephone, of the names of two of Linda Lee's abductors. They
were arrested January 19, and implicated a third party, who was
arrested the following day.
The offenders had taken the young woman -- a blonde, blue-eyed
cheerleader for the UNM Lobos -- to a motel room, where they
drugged, tortured and raped her, and finally shot her in the
head. Her body was found in the mountains 120 miles north of
Albuquerque.
Two of the offenders were convicted of homicide, kidnapping and
criminal sexual penetration. The third offender was instrumental
in convicting the other two offenders and was given immunity.
Albuquerque Metro Crime Stoppers paid the informant $1,000 as a
reward for the information which led to the arrest of the two
offenders. ($1,000 is the maximum reward a Crime Stopperspro-
gram will pay, and the information must have led to the arrest.)
CRIME-STOPPERS-OINT
TEL No 505-294-9955
Sep 25,91 14:03 P.01
TELEFAX TRANSMITTAL COVER PAGE
Crime Stoppers
International, Inc.
3736 EUBANK BOULEVARD, N.E./SUITE B-4/ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO 87111
800/245-0009
FAX 505/294-6479
505/294-2300
TO:
JEANNIE BUNTON
FAX NO.
202/456-6218
AGENCY: RESEARCH - THE WHITE HOUSE
CITY/STATE/PROVINCE WASHINGTON DC
FROM:
KORKYE PURVIANCE
FAX 505/294-6479)
DATE OF TRANSMITTAL:
9-25-91
TIME:
2:00 PM
NUMBER OF PAGES BEING TRANSMITTED (including cover sheet): ONE ONLY
MESSAGE:
JEANNIE, HERE ARE THE UP-TO-DATE STATS AS I PROMISED YESTERDAY:
CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS
GRAND TOTAL
September 24, 1991
Cases Cleared
373,712
Dollar Recovery (Narcotics & Stolen Property)
$1,986,183,242
Avg. Amt. Rec. Per Case Clrd
$5,314
Defendants Tried
63,981
Defendants Convicted
61,607
Rate of Conviction
96 Percent
Rewards Paid
$25,229,137
Avg. Reward Per Case Cleared
$67
660
Programs Reporting
-- Just $13,816,758 away from $2 Billion Recovered! --
edition
9/24/25
4:35p.m.
(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 25, 1991
3 p.m.
CRIMES.TS Draft Three
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
12th annual Crince Stoppers International
I'm delighted to join in the 15th anniversary of your conference
this annual cong of CSI
founding. I note that the day after tomorrow is the 60th
birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crimestopper -- is it true
you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for Dick Tracy? 11
You know, in school we learn the "Three Rs". From now on
we'll also have to learn the Crimestoppers' lesson -- the "Three
Ps". To stop crime, we need People to help the Police, and we
need publicity by the Press.
After all, the three Ps produce a fourth P: Peace. You
know: You promote public safety by turning it into a community
affair. Crimestoppers come in all sizes and descriptions:
grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents. You strengthen the
bonds that turn a series of homes into real communities.
Together, you make your communities -- and our nation -- a
better, stronger, safer place to live. Indeed, through your 850
international programs, you make the world a safer place to live.
To Americans sick and tired of feeling threatened in their
own homes -- of cowering in fear of punks -- of worrying about
their kids and their future, I say: Band together. Become
Crimestoppers. No one has to have to accept crime as a fact of
life: You don't. You offer a cost-effective, responsible, moral
way to take back the streets.
You have contributed information that has helped solve
2
370,000 felonies. The courts have convicted 96 percent of those
arrested through tips supplied by Crimestoppers. Your
information has helped authorities recover nearly 2 billion
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dollars in narcotics and stolen property. That works out to 80
from
dollars in return on every dollar you spend. [[Can you imagine
what this country would be like if Congress worked like that?]]
But look what we're up against. Last year six million Amer-
ican citizens fell victim to violent crime. Six million. Violent
crime claimed the lives of over 20,000 Americans. Our streets
pose a greater threat to our servicemen and women than did the
foes in the Middle East. We deserve better than that. Our chil-
dren deserve better than that.
In May of 1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the
Capitol with some of the law enforcement officers who put their
lives on the line for all of us. Together, we called for
Congress to pass our crime package -- legislation designed to
protect our cops by giving them the tools they need to get their
job done. It was tough legislation. It was fair legislation. III
Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
have passed, and Congress still has not passed our request. III
In March, we sent a crime bill to Congress -- a bill
designed to make your work less necessary. Our Comprehensive
Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 will confront the terrifying
spiral of lawlessness. It will strengthen our nation's criminal
justice system -- too often unfairly loaded against dedicated law
3
enforcement officials.
Our bill will ensure that convicted felons no longer evade
punishment by drowning justice in a sea of legal challenges
unrelated to guilt or innocence.
Our Bill limits the chances of a violent criminal's getting
released on the basis of legal technicalities. It lets
prosecutors introduce as evidence the firearms seized from
dangerous criminals, no matter how officers obtain them. Why
should someone who has their own personal arsenal go free -- to
terrorize innocent citizens?
Our bill imposes tough sentences upon drug traffickers and
violent felons who use semiautomatic weapons. It establishes new
punishments against those who steal and smuggle firearms. No
plea bargains. No early release.
Our bill establishes an enforceable federal death penalty
for those who murder judges, those who engage in the terrorist
slaughter of civilians, those who kill law-enforcement officers
or federal witnesses.
We must tell criminals: our society will protect itself. The
American people want action.
In March, we asked Congress to pass a crime bill within 100
days. So far, 212 days have passed and neither house has passed
our crime package. The 100 days expired on June 14. But the
crime issue did not.
Americans don't want excuses; they want action. They don't
want timid bills that nibble at the edges of the crime problem.
4
They want a tough, comprehensive package. Our people want to
fight crime. Now. So please, let your representative know: We
want our members of Congress to be Crimefighters, too.
I'm proud to be with you. You Crimestoppers and our brave
law enforcement officials earn our admiration, our respect -- and
you and this nation deserve the best, toughest anti-crime package
we can produce. No more loopholes. No more rolls of the dice.
No more delays.
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence. " The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill -- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good. III
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
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Crime Stoppers lut'l Annual Conference
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10/2/91 (WEDNESDAY)
GALT HOUSE
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LEEANN METZGER ( CRIME)
(date?
1981 City Statistics
214
THE BOOK OF AMERICAN CITY RANKINGS
lack of funding as one of their three biggest problems,
also the crime most likely to result in a killing. Robbery
than do
whereas three of the five cities with the highest crime
data appear to be more consistent and reliable than data
we hav
rates (which had more police per capita than those with
on property crimes, which do not involve threats to life
werage
the lowest crime rates) did.
(larceny, burglary, auto theft). Robberies can be more
All of the cities cited the courts as a major obstacle
clearly categorized than, for example, larcenies, and are
SOURCE
to effective crime control, both for handing out lenient
less dependent on differences in reporting practices in
Investig
penalties and for inadequate follow-up on arrests. Only
different cities than, for example, assaults. Property
Crime }
the cities with higher crime rates cited inadequate fund-
crime rates may reflect different degrees of under-
Office,
ing for courts (and police) as one of their three most
reporting, depending on the type of crime. More popu-
Counci
important obstacles to controlling crime.
lous cities, which tend to have higher robbery rates, have
ance Re
How much should cities spend on police? The fig-
lower property crime rates than smaller cities. There is
ures suggest many cities could spend less than they have
a close and significant relationship among city density.
been spending. Police officers are essential for respond-
migration rates and robbery. Of the three property crime
ing to calls and obtaining information on crimes, but
rates, the rate for auto theft, which is closely watched by
Rank C
crime prevention doesn't follow merely from hiring more
insurance companies, is found to be most consistent with
police or paying them better salaries. Beyond the tiny
other city data. We know of only two cities of the largest
1
100-St. Louis and Washington, D.C.-that have had
2 Ta
enclaves for the rich, cities with more police relative to
3
population have more reported crime, not less; cities
independent audits of crime-reporting practices.
with more police are better able to catalog the crimes. In
Interpreting measures produced by inadequately
B
standardized data is difficult. Since Chicago is known to
6 St
the largest cities, for many crime categories the police do
7
no more than take down the information-e.g., auto
have decentralized, nonstandardized crime-reporting
thefts in New York City.
practices, the overall change in its crime rate from year
10
Standards for reporting crime data vary from city to
to year may not be significant. We therefore put greater
11
city and from year to year. Homicide data are doubtless
weight on robbery and homicide figures, which are less
12
the most accurate. But murders are infrequent and tend
subject to arbitrary judgments than are property crime
13 De
Bi
to be domestic crimes, which are not widely feared be-
figures. We conclude that Virginia Beach and Hunting
15
cause most people do not expect someone they know to
ton Beach-along with Lincoln; Yonkers; and Columbus
16
kill them. Robberies (muggings) are of more interest be-
Georgia-had the lowest crime rates in 1981. Cities with
17
cause they are more common, tend to victimize strangers
the largest decrease in crime rates were Chattanooga and
and are therefore frightening for people who walk the
Honolulu.
city streets or travel on public transportation. Robbery is
22
22
24
M
27
182. Total "Index" Crimes
C
S:
D
33
Information on total index crimes is taken from the Fed-
with over 15 crimes per 100 prob
The highest overall crime rate in 1981 was in Miami
eral Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Uniform Crime Re-
ports (UCR). The information has been collected since
lem continued into 1982. This residents.The with nation sidents.The with a nation
1930, based on standards set between 1927 and 1929 by
the Committee on Uniform Crime Records of the Inter-
average areas (standard metropolitan statistical areas, of SMSA have
of 5.8 crimes per 100 and an average for all
national Association of Chiefs of Police.
of 6.6 crimes per 100. Cities outside of urban areas n
Index (or "Part I") crimes cover seven varieties of
an average of 5.2 crimes per 100. Rural areas have 1981
criminal activity. Four are violent personal crimes: homi-
average that cities have more crimes than rural areas. That's
of only 2.2 crimes per 100. It is still true in
cide, rape, robbery and assault. Three are nonviolent
property crimes: burglary, larceny and motor vehicle
price city dwellers pay.
theft. Recently the FBI has started to add arson to the list
of index property crimes, but the FBI says that data so far
rate average. Even the a a
None of the cities can 1
are inadequate to justify using them for totals.
Georgia-had a crime rate
POLICE, FIRE, SANITATION
215
ig. Robbery
double the rural average. Of the 96 cities for which
Crimes
le than data
due have 1981 data, only 9 have a crime rate below the
Per 100
Rank
City
Crimes
Population
ireats to life
merage n for all metro areas.
an be more
41
Cincinnati
36,814
9.55
41
Columbus, Ohio
36,814
9.55
ies, and ate
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of
43
Charlotte
29,646
9.43
practices
S. Property
Restigation (FBI), Crime in the U.S. 1981: Uniform
44
Grand Rapids
17,049
9.38
(Washington, D.C.: Government Printing
45
New Orleans
52,158
9.36
46
Albuquerque
30,614
9.23
Arthur Carol, City Crime (New York:
47
Jackson
18,585
9.16
More popu-
Office, Council on Municipal Performance, Municipal Perform-
47
Spokane
15,698
9.16
49
Corpus Christi
21,216
9.14
y rates, have
we Report 1, 1973), pp. 7-8.
50
Wichita
25,383
9.09
es. There
51
Riverside
15,361
8.99
city density
52 Austin
30,867
8.93
Crimes
52
Long Beach
32,280
8.93
perty crime
Per 100
54
Jersey City
19,926
8.91
watched
Crimes
City
Population
55
Lubbock
15,418
8.86
nsistent with
56
St. Petersburg
20,894
8.82
8.75
Miami
52,911
15.25
57
Colorado Springs
18,836
of the largest
40,856
15.05
58 Madison
14,898
8.73
at have had
2 Tampa
23,649
14.82
59
Oklahoma City
35,128
8.71
tices.
3 Flint
60,569
14.25
60
San Jose
54,154
8.51
Atlanta
Boston
79,643
14.15
61
Syracuse
14,445
8.49
inadequately
St. Louis
62,654
13.83
62
St. Paul
22,799
8.44
is known
13.76
63
Tulsa
30,260
8.38
7 Sacramento
Portland, Ore.
50,432
36,681
13.30
64
Jacksonville
45,070
8.33
me-reporting ite from year
27,053
13.29
65
Lexington-Fayette
16,836
8.25
Dayton
Oakland
44,679
13.17
65
Memphis
53,325
8.25
e put greater
Salt Lake City
20,850
12.79
67
Chattanooga
13,555
7.99
vhich are less
Dallas
111,585
12.34
68
Anchorage
13,731
7.94
12
Denver
60,417
12.29
69
San Antonio
62,035
7.90
operty crime
13
Birmingham
34,249
12.04
70
Shreveport
16,030
7.79
and Hunting
Detroit
143,107
11.89
71
Norfolk
20,769
7.78
d Columban
Little Rock
18,781
11.85
72
Akron
18,424
7.77
Baton Rouge
25,917
11.81
73 Anaheim
17,202
7.75
1. Cities
Kansas City, Mo.
51,005
11.38
74
Greensboro
12,018
7.72
attanooga and
Rochester
27,291
11.29
75 Fort Wayne
13,112
7.61
Seattle
55,764
11.29
76
Fort Worth
29,275
7.60
Richmond
24,766
11.28
77
San Diego
66,122
7.55
Fresno
24,581
11.27
78 Aurora
11,903
7.51
22
Tucson
37,241
11.27
78 Warren
12,094
7.51
Kansas City, Kan.
18,123
11.25
80
Pittsburgh
31,384
7.40
Omaha
34,351
11.02
81
Nashville-Davidson
33,604
7.37
Mobile
21,998
10.97
82
Indianapolis
33,898
7.34
Minneapolis
40,111
10.81
83
Arlington, Texas
11,541
7.21
Las Vegas
43,374
10.66
84
Louisville
21,124
7.08
Washington, D.C.
67,910
10.65
85
Milwaukee
44,775
7.04
Cleveland
60,721
10.58
86
El Paso
29,275
6.88
San Francisco
71,812
10.58
87 Knoxville
12,527
6.84
Des Moines
19,974
10.46
88
Montgomery
11,512
6.46
Phoenix
81,384
10.31
89
Honolulu
49,548
6.41
New York
725,846
10.27
90
Lincoln
10,601
6.17
was in Miami
Los Angeles
304,101
10.25
91
Philadelphia
100,592
5.96
e crime prob-
Tacoma
16,193
10.22
92
Virginia Beach
15,337
5.85
vith a national
Santa Ana
20,712
10.17
93 Chicago
173,316
5.77
Providence
15,548
9.92
94 Yonkers
11,219
5.74
e for all urban
Baltimore
77,563
9.86
95
Huntington Beach
9,369
5.49
as, of SMSA
Toledo
34,091
9.61
96
Columbus, Ga.
8,776
5.18
an areas have
areas have
11 true in 1951
treas. That's a
he rural crime
1-Columbon
per 100, not
ABI numbers folder for
(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 24, 1991
3 p.m.
CRIMES Draft Two
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
I'm delighted to join in the 15th anniversary of your
founding. I note that the day after tomorrow is the 60th
birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crimestopper -- is it true
you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for Dick Tracy?
You know, in school we learn the "Three Rs". From now on
we'll also have to learn the Crimestoppers' lesson -- the "Three
Ps". To stop crime, we need People to help the Police, and we
need publicity by the Press. Frankly, we must work together like
this in order to battle the scourge that threatens our land.
It's an honor to be here with you Crimestoppers -- you're
one of the most effective crime-fighting tools we have. Look at
you. You're grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents: volunteers
who make a difference. And together, you make America a better,
stronger, safer place to live. Indeed, through your 850
international programs, you make the world a safer place to live.
You show everyone from the governments to the street hoods
that Americans are sick and tired of being threatened in their
homes -- of cowering in fear -- of worrying about their kids and
their future. You show us there's a cost-effective, responsible,
moral action out there that anyone can take. Americans are this
country's finest natural resource. On every level of our lives,
we must trust ourselves to come up with new solutions.
Your facts and figures back this up. In the last decade of
2
your channeling anonymous tips to the authorities, you've contri-
buted information that's led to the solving of 340,000 felonies.
96.5% of those arrested through your tips are convicted. Due to
your information nearly $2 billion in narcotics and stolen prop-
erty has been recovered: when you factor in rewards, that works
out to nearly $80 in return on every $1 spent. [[Can you imagine
what this country would be like if Congress worked like that?]]
But look what we're up against. Last year six million Amer-
ican citizens fell victim to violent crime. Six million. Violent
crime claimed the lives of over 20,000 Americans. Our streets
pose a greater threat to our servicemen and women than did the
foes in the Middle East. We deserve better than that. Our chil-
dren deserve better than that. We will take back our streets.
In May of 1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the
Capitol with some of the law enforcement officers who put their
lives on the line for all of us. Together, we called for
Congress to pass our crime package -- legislation designed to
protect our cops by giving them the tools they need to get their
job done. It was tough legislation. It was fair legislation.\
Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
have passed, and Congress still has not acted on our request. III
In March, we sent a crime bill to Congress -- a bill that
responds to the frustration and the achievements of people like
you -- a bill designed to make your work less necessary. Our
Comprehensive Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 will confront the
3
terrifying spiral of lawlessness. It will strengthen our nation's
criminal justice system -- too often unfairly loaded against
dedicated law enforcement officials. 11
The Act has four major elements, beginning with habeas
corpus reform. Our bill will ensure that convicted felons no
longer evade punishment by drowning justice in a sea of legal
challenges unrelated to guilt or innocence. Second: exclusionary
rule reform. Our Bill limits the chance of violent criminals
being released on the basis of legal technicalities -- and allows
introduction into evidence of firearms seized from dangerous
criminals, no matter how officers obtain them.
Next, in our bill drug traffickers and violent felons who
use semiautomatic weapons face stiff mandatory sentences -- and
new federal offenses for firearms theft and smuggling. No plea
bargains. No early release. We will silence the illegal guns
that blast away in our streets, in our homes, and around our
schools -- by punishing the violent criminals who misuse guns. III
And we need an enforceable federal death penalty for the
most heinous federal crimes -- the murder of a federal judge --
the terrorist killing of civilians -- the cold-blooded execution
of a law enforcement officer or federal witness. We must send
the strongest possible message: our society will protect itself.
For more than a decade now, Congress has talked about reinstating
the federal death penalty. Now it should act. 111
The American people want action. In March, we asked
Congress to pass a crime bill within 100 days. So far, 212 days
4
have passed and neither house has passed our crime package. The
100 days expired on June 14. But the crime issue did not.
America wants real, comprehensive action against crime. America
wants it done right. It wants it done now. And so do I. I'm
proud to be with you. You Crimestoppers and our brave law
enforcement officials earn our admiration, our respect -- and you
and this nation deserve the best, toughest anti-crime package we
can produce. No more loopholes. No more rolls of the dice.
It's time. It's long past time. 1111
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence." The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill -- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good. III
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
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September 23, 1991
TO:
(i dream of ...) JEANIE
FROM:
QOG
SUBJECT: JEANIE & QOG -- GIRL CRIME STOPPERS!!!!
Hi! (QOG, by the way, stands for "Queen of Goop" -- my
hard-earned nickname around here.)
Well, this is OUR FIRST official MEMO. (Alert the media...)
Just some thoughts on stopping crime
...
The number Jen gave was (800) 245-0009 (Crime Stoppers
Int'l., ask for either Corky Kale or Tim Kline).
1
Is there a written philosophy behind the group? Or
quotes by the founder, good statements about purpose, ideology,
etc.
2.
Does this year's conference have a specific theme?
3.
Can they provide you with a particularly good anecdote
-- e.g. a clue that helped track a murder suspect. If so, can
you get some basic facts about the case, so we can set it up in a
narrative way. (Tim sent some to Jen -- not what I was hoping
for -- they were too brief, not detailed enough, and not dramatic
enough.)
fax
number
4
Maybe you could call Ann Underhill
(502) 585-6256
and
see if you could get any inside information about Louisville, for
the President's introduction and jokes -- e.g. big events in town
during the year (is this near Kentucky Derby?) ; jokes about the
place where it's being held; inside jokes on the conference,
leaders, etc.
Thanks!
CRIME STOPPERS INT'L
varsiu Changers
11:33
am
ann Underhin (502) 585-6256 (fax)
UNSIDE INFO ON LOMSUME
/ is faxing Philo and quotes etc
conference
2 No theme (no training theme) training
summy of aims of the you traino
enghasis ghot upk yr. join fight/win on drugs
some enphasis terrorism
crim guvention 4 entrie family
cereine stoppers in the schools
future discution
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- bd mbrs. (vis)
- 1 police coordinators from state putrh police
springs, quests
- media
3 (citizyns, media, law enforcement)
to
no moto or plogan
Sir metterally ok HQ
== 850 attending
coller magagine
local bel. mbrs. plan conf (an volunter)
(marled increase in Crimes solved)
Louisvilu arbitrary dues Roluter on a regional bans
or ANN
CMr. George Underhined conf. coord. - 502-581-8800
local police -
Kentuckiyana Crime Hoppers - local chapter-
Kenny Shuck
Extended Page
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Crime Stoppers
ESI
International, Inc.
3736 EUBANK BOULEVARD. N.E./SUITE B-4/ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO 87111
800/245-0009
(505) 294-2300
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the illegal distribution and
increased use of drugs has reached epidemic
proportions throughout the world;
AND WHEREAS, illicit drug use is respon-
sible for a dramatic increase in crime, as
well as major health problems and death
for countless thousands of people;
BE IT RESOLVED:
Crime Stoppers International. at its
Tenth Annual Conference in Albuquerque,
New Mexico, September 18, 1989, voted to:
Unanimously support the efforts of
law enforcement agencies throughout the
world in their efforts to combat illicit
narcotics activities;
And also to support the comprehensive
effort of everyone who is committed to
reducing the illioit demand for narcotics
through treatment and educational programs.
Approved September 18,1989
by the Membership of
Stonners International