MOST NEW MEXICANS SAY THERE’S BEEN MORE CRIME IN ALBUQUERQUE IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THAT’S FROM A NEW SURVEY BY SANDIA MARKET RESEARCH.
THE STUDY FOUND 71 PERCENT OF THOSE POLLED BELIEVE ALBUQUERQUE CRIME HAS INCREASED. AND NEARLY 85 PERCENT SAYS IT’S HURTING THE CITY’S BUSINESS AND TOURISM GROWTH. KOB TV REPORTS CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE CRIME STATS, HOWEVER, SHOW A DROP IN MURDERS IN 2013 AFTER A SLIGHT RISE IN 2012. BUT TWO AREAS OF CRIME THAT HAVE STEADILY INCREASED ARE BURGLARIES AND RAPES.
MOST OF THOSE SURVEYED IN THE SANDIA MARKET RESEARCH POLL … 59 PERCENT … SAY THEIR CONFIDENCE IN APD IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST. THIRTY-TWO PERCENT SAY THEY’VE LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
