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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's crime rate dropped for the 14th straight year in 2005 to its lowest mark since 1971 because of tougher laws, increased financial support from the Legislature and law-abiding citizens with guns, Gov. Jeb Bush said Tuesday.
"This report shows that staying tough on crime works," said Bush. "Law abiding citizens that have guns for protection actually probably are part of the reason we have a lower crime rate."
The crime rate, compiled by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, decreased 3.7 percent from 4,855 crimes per 100,000 people in 2004 to 4,677 crimes per 100,000 people last year. The total included 881 murders, 12,230 rapes and 75,204 vehicle thefts.
In 2005, the state's law enforcement agencies reported 838,063 crimes compared to 850,490 in 2004, a 1.5 percent decrease.
Last year Bush signed a bill that allows people who feel threatened on the street, in a bar, at a ball game — or just about anywhere — to "meet force with force" to defend themselves without fear of being prosecuted.
"You send a real powerful signal when you know the citizen has a good potential of being armed and doesn't have to back off anymore," said John Birch, president of the Illinois-based Concealed Carry, Inc.
Opponents, however, have said the idea would legalize shootouts in the streets.
A telephone message left for comment after hours with the The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence in Washington, D.C. was not immediately returned.
Bush said he was concerned about the number of murders in the Jacksonville and Orlando areas, where there have already been 120 homicides this year.
FDLE chief Jerry Bailey said he has assigned seven agents to help Jacksonville officials with the troubling increase in murders and is working with law enforcement in central Florida on forming a task force.
The number of violent crimes in 2005 increased statewide by 1.7 percent although the rate dropped 0.6 percent and nonviolent crime decreased by 4.2 percent. Violent crimes are murder, forcible sex offenses, robbery and aggravated assault.
Florida crime rate down to lowest level since '71
SEE THERES YOUR SOLUTION TO CRIME!!
GUNS
You see its legal in florida to carry a gun in your car without a permit and COPS Cant do shit about it.And Its Legal to carry guns in your home and if the intruder walks on your property you yell stop if he doesnt you can legaly shoot him and cops cant do shit about it except call an Medic and take the crook to the hospital and No charges will be filed on you.Cops dont protect you,All they care about is protecting their own self intrest and collecting their paychecks.Just like that rapist in NYC was attepting to rape the girl in a parking garage she took the pepper spray and defending herself sprayed the pepper spray on the rapist eyes tempoary blinding him.She called 911 on her cell phone and when cops got there they arrested the rapist but they turn right around and confiscated the girls pepper spray bottle and citated her $175.00 Cops told her pepper sprays are illegal in NEW YORK CITY. See cops dont give a crap about the vitcim and Governor Jeb Bush signed Floridas new make my day laws which takes the power away from the police and let the private citizens protect themselves which the police cant do.
"This report shows that staying tough on crime works," said Bush. "Law abiding citizens that have guns for protection actually probably are part of the reason we have a lower crime rate."
The crime rate, compiled by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, decreased 3.7 percent from 4,855 crimes per 100,000 people in 2004 to 4,677 crimes per 100,000 people last year. The total included 881 murders, 12,230 rapes and 75,204 vehicle thefts.
In 2005, the state's law enforcement agencies reported 838,063 crimes compared to 850,490 in 2004, a 1.5 percent decrease.
Last year Bush signed a bill that allows people who feel threatened on the street, in a bar, at a ball game — or just about anywhere — to "meet force with force" to defend themselves without fear of being prosecuted.
"You send a real powerful signal when you know the citizen has a good potential of being armed and doesn't have to back off anymore," said John Birch, president of the Illinois-based Concealed Carry, Inc.
Opponents, however, have said the idea would legalize shootouts in the streets.
A telephone message left for comment after hours with the The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence in Washington, D.C. was not immediately returned.
Bush said he was concerned about the number of murders in the Jacksonville and Orlando areas, where there have already been 120 homicides this year.
FDLE chief Jerry Bailey said he has assigned seven agents to help Jacksonville officials with the troubling increase in murders and is working with law enforcement in central Florida on forming a task force.
The number of violent crimes in 2005 increased statewide by 1.7 percent although the rate dropped 0.6 percent and nonviolent crime decreased by 4.2 percent. Violent crimes are murder, forcible sex offenses, robbery and aggravated assault.
Florida crime rate down to lowest level since '71
SEE THERES YOUR SOLUTION TO CRIME!!
GUNS
You see its legal in florida to carry a gun in your car without a permit and COPS Cant do shit about it.And Its Legal to carry guns in your home and if the intruder walks on your property you yell stop if he doesnt you can legaly shoot him and cops cant do shit about it except call an Medic and take the crook to the hospital and No charges will be filed on you.Cops dont protect you,All they care about is protecting their own self intrest and collecting their paychecks.Just like that rapist in NYC was attepting to rape the girl in a parking garage she took the pepper spray and defending herself sprayed the pepper spray on the rapist eyes tempoary blinding him.She called 911 on her cell phone and when cops got there they arrested the rapist but they turn right around and confiscated the girls pepper spray bottle and citated her $175.00 Cops told her pepper sprays are illegal in NEW YORK CITY. See cops dont give a crap about the vitcim and Governor Jeb Bush signed Floridas new make my day laws which takes the power away from the police and let the private citizens protect themselves which the police cant do.
