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Reading violence
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Reading has had 21 homicides in 2018.
READING VIOLENCE: Reading has had 21 homicides in 2018, the most in District Attorney John Adams' 11-year tenure. We talk to folks in town about his call for more police officers. BRITTANY
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Reading violence
Clip: Season 2018 | 5m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
READING VIOLENCE: Reading has had 21 homicides in 2018, the most in District Attorney John Adams' 11-year tenure. We talk to folks in town about his call for more police officers. BRITTANY
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>>> 2018 WAS THE MOST VIOL YEAR ON RECORD IN MORE THA CITY OF READING SO PEOPLE LIVE HERE HOPE COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS THE ANSWER TO F THAT PROBLEM.>> EVEN JUST WALK UP THE HILL TO THE HO I HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON I ANYBODY IS OUT.
>> THOSE LIVING IN READING IT IS A DIFFERENT PLACE WH NIGHT FALLS.
>> SEVEN HOMICIDES BEHIND HOUSE HALF A BLOCK AWAY.
>> THE MORE THE POPULATION BECOMES AND JOBS ARE SCARC PEOPLE RUNNING THE STREET IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF VIOLENCE.
MY WHOLE THING IS THAT IT NOT HAVE TO BE.
>> WITH 21 HOMICIDES TO DA WITHIN CITY LIMITS THOSE W LIVE HERE ARE CALLING FOR CHANGE.
>> IT IS A VERY POOR CITY, POOREST CITY IN AMERICA.
THERE IS A GREAT INFLUX OF PEOPLE WHO TRANSIT FROM NE YORK AND OTHER PLACES SO T IS A LOT OF VIOLENCE.
>> THE MURDER RATE IS THE HIGHEST IT'S BEEN SINCE 20 THAT YEAR 26 HOMICIDES WER RECORDED.
>> BECAUSE IT IS A SMALL T YOU ARE AWARE OF THE VIOLE SO IT IS NOT LIKE WHEN I L IN NEW YORK THERE WOULD BE VIOLENCE 30 BLOCKS AWAY, H IT IS WITHIN ONE MILE BASI SO IT IS NOT A VERY SAFE C IF YOU'RE IN THE WRONG PLA THE WRONG TIME.
>> WE SAW A SPIKE ESPECIAL THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS IN NUMBER OF VIOLENT SHOOTING THAT HAVE OCCURRED AND STABBINGS AND IT IS ALARMI >> THE BERKS DISTRICT ATT SAYS SINCE 2008 READING HA SEEN 10 TO 15 MURDERS PER THIS YEAR THEY SAW THE SPI AFTER LABOR DAY IN SEPTEM OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 12 THREE YOUNG ME WERE FATALLY SHOT IN THE 6 BLOCK OF MOSS STREET.
>> ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAD IN THE CITY IS WE LOST LOT OF POLICE OFFICERS.
I' CERTAIN THE NUMBER OF POLI OFFICERS WE HAVE IN THE CI THE CITY HAS NOT BEEN FORTHCOMING IN TELLING US, HAVE BUDGETED 168 OFFICERS WHICH IS DOWN FROM 215 THA USED TO BE THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS WE HAD BEFORE THE WENT INTO ACT 47.
>> THE LEGISLATION THAT DES PENNSYLVANIA CITY'S IN FINANCIAL DISTRESS.
THERE HOPING THAT NEW TECHNOLOGY WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE COME THE NEW YE >> IT IS A TECHNOLOGY THAT GIVEN TO US BY ATF, EVEN T DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND WHAT IT WILL ENABLE US DO IS TO MATCH SHELL CASIN >> ANY WHO LIVE HERE BELIE ALTHOUGH THE POLICE PRESEN HELPFUL IT WILL NOT STOP T VIOLENCE COMPLETELY.
>> ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE P EVERY SINGLE PLACE?
I JUST FEEL IT IS THE COMM THAT NEEDS TO DO MORE.
>> THERE HAS TO BE SAFETY THE COMMUNITY, THERE HAS T EDUCATION.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A VER PART OF THE VIOLENCE.
THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE DRU EDUCATION INSTEAD OF JUST ARRESTING EVERYONE FOR A S BAG OF MARIJUANA.
THEY NEED TO START GETTING ADDICTS OFF WHICH WOULD CR LESS DEMAND FOR THE DEALER >> THOSE CLOSE TO THE VIOL ARE CALLING FOR RESIDENTS STEP UP.
>> MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO GET INVOLVED.
POLICE DO THEIR BEST WITHO ENOUGH POLICE OFFICERS, TH NEED PEOPLE WHO WILL DO CR WATCHES.
AND THEN REPORT BACK TO TH POLICE.
>> EVERYBODY WANTS TO BLAM POLICE.
IT IS NOT THEIR FAULT.
YOU ALMOST HAVE TO ANTICIP THAT WHEN YOU HAVE THE HIG UNEMPLOYMENT RATE LIKE WE THE CITY.
IT IS NOT THEIR FAULT.
IT IS NOT THE MAYOR'S FAUL NOBODY IS DOING ANYTHING W GENERATING WORK OR EMPLOYM >> ADAMS AGREES TO STOP TH CRIMES A TEAM EFFORT IS NE >> PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE ANY OF THEM SEE SOMETHING HEAR SOMETHING OR KNOW SOMETHING.
THEY NEED TO COME FORWARD IF WE ARE MISSING ONE PIEC THE PUZZLE IT IS THE PEOPL LIVE IN THIS CITY.
THEY NEED TO COME FORWARD TELL US WHAT THEY KNOW.
TELL US WHAT THEY HAVE HEA TELL US YOU KNOW WHAT THEY AND THAT WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
>> AGAIN WITH 21 HOMICIDES RECORD TO DATE, THE DISTRI ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HOPES TH THEIR NEW TECHNOLOGY WILL IMPROVE FINDING THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE CRIM AND PEOPLE IN THE CITY HOP MORE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT HELP AS WELL.
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