KHOU-11’s Chau Nguyen reports that people living in Houston’s East End fear that crime is rising, again:
There is a sense of fear among some residents in Houston’s East End, because they say crime is once again on the rise.
It’s happening on the southeast side of the area, near Harrisburg and 75 th.
Business owners and residents there say recent incidents indicate the safety of their neighborhood may be in jeopardy.
That can’t be so, because MayorWhiteChiefHurtt keep saying that crime is now under control, and that crime is really under control if you take into account estimated population increases (some Chronicle reporters and/or editors who aren’t very good at math say the same thing, interestingly).
In any case, the East End folks aren’t waiting for MayorWhiteChiefHurtt to form a task force to look into their concerns:
Two years ago, crime got so bad that residents banded together to form their own patrols.
And they’re promising to do that again, as well as ask police to step up patrols to keep their neighborhood safe.
It’s a shame that the city can’t provide basic services.
Incidentally, the East End also has the most effective graffiti abatement program in the city.
