Former State Rep Calls for Private Security on East Side
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
GoLocalProv News Team
Former State Representative -- and former Deputy Secretary of State -- Ray Rickman is advocating for East Side residents to get additional private security to patrol the neighborhoods, following reports that Blackstone area residents had begun looking into the option in the wake of recent crimes.
Rickman, who has been a resident of the East Side for years, took the city to task for reporting that crime numbers year-over-year are down, when concerns were at an all-time high.
"I find it unacceptable that the crime rate is 10% less than last year and for some reason we should be happy," said Rickman. "There are 40,000 of us who are constantly fearful we're going to be be robbed. You worry about your safety. This level of crime is unacceptable, and [the city's] bragging it's less than a crime wave last year. This is not a PR job...they should be reporting the facts."
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"What is needed is a review of how to deal with this," continued Rickman. "Since we have resources on the East Side, we should personally assist ourselves [with private security] and I think we should could get it as cheap as $30 to $40 per person a year for the months we use it....maybe this just a first step."
Rickman said that the underlying issues need to be addressed to make any progress in combatting the existing crime.
"I'm telling you, we'll know who these kids are -- and they're criminals and they housebreak -- but we need to ask why. Are they doing it for tennis shoes? Are they doing it for a drug habit? You don't do this many breaks unless you have some kind of problem...let's find out what it," said Rickman.
Related Slideshow: Crime on College Campuses in RI: 2011-2013
The following information on campus crime comes from the Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool with the Office of Postsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education for four-year colleges in Rhode Island. The main campus was used for colleges with multiple locations listed.
This data collection is required by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Higher Education Opportunity Act.
Also listed for each school are the number of disciplinary actions taken for gun, alcohol, and drug violations.
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Brown
Enrollment: 8,943
Amount of Criminal Offenses (2011-2013)
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter: 0
Sex offenses - Forcible: 44
Robbery: 4
Aggravated assault: 2
Burglary: 116
Motor vehicle theft: 1
Arson: 0
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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Brown
Enrollment: 8,943
Disciplinary Actions, On-Campus (2011-2013)
Weapons (carrying, possessing): 14
Drug Abuse Violations: 67
Liquor Law Violations: 153
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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Bryant
Enrollment: 3,454
Amount of Criminal Offenses (2011-2013)
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter: 0
Sex offenses - Forcible: 20
Robbery: 0
Aggravated assault: 0
Burglary: 9
Motor vehicle theft: 0
Arson: 1
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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Bryant
Enrollment: 3,454
Disciplinary Actions, On-Campus (2011-2013)
Weapons (carrying, possessing): 1
Drug Abuse Violations: 214
Liquor Law Violations: 1,266
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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Johnson and Wales
Enrollment: 10,369
Amount of Criminal Offenses (2011-2013)
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter: 0
Sex offenses - Forcible: 12
Robbery: 7
Aggravated assault: 8
Burglary: 10
Motor vehicle theft: 4
Arson: 3
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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Johnson and Wales
Enrollment: 10,369
Disciplinary Actions, On-Campus (2011-2013)
Weapons (carrying, possessing): 4
Drug Abuse Violations: 181
Liquor Law Violations: 663
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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Providence College
Enrollment: 4,665
Amount of Criminal Offenses (2011-2013)
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter: 0
Sex offenses - Forcible: 7
Robbery: 1
Aggravated assault: 0
Burglary: 16
Motor vehicle theft: 1
Arson: 0
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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Providence College
Enrollment: 4,665
Disciplinary Actions, On-Campus (2011-2013)
Weapons (carrying, possessing): 0
Drug Abuse Violations: 274
Liquor Law Violations: 1,152
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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Rhode Island College
Enrollment: 8,700
Amount of Criminal Offenses (2011-2013)
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter: 0
Sex offenses - Forcible: 2
Robbery: 0
Aggravated assault: 0
Burglary: 10
Motor vehicle theft: 9
Arson: 1
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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Rhode Island College
Enrollment: 8,700
Disciplinary Actions, On-Campus (2011-2013)
Weapons (carrying, possessing): 1
Drug Abuse Violations: 84
Liquor Law Violations: 144
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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RISD
Enrollment: 2,420
Amount of Criminal Offenses (2011-2013)
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter: 0
Sex offenses - Forcible: 3
Robbery: 1
Aggravated assault: 2
Burglary: 6
Motor vehicle theft: 3
Arson: 1
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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RISD
Enrollment: 2,420
Disciplinary Actions, On-Campus (2011-2013)
Weapons (carrying, possessing): 5
Drug Abuse Violations: 112
Liquor Law Violations: 149
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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Roger Williams University
Enrollment: 4,732
Amount of Criminal Offenses (2011-2013)
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter: 0
Sex offenses - Forcible: 25
Robbery: 0
Aggravated assault: 3
Burglary: 14
Motor vehicle theft: 0
Arson: 0
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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Roger Williams University
Enrollment: 4,732
Disciplinary Actions, On-Campus (2011-2013)
Weapons (carrying, possessing): 6
Drug Abuse Violations: 219
Liquor Law Violations: 1,032
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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Salve Regina
Enrollment: 2,603
Amount of Criminal Offenses (2011-2013)
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter: 0
Sex offenses - Forcible: 6
Robbery: 0
Aggravated assault: 3
Burglary: 5
Motor vehicle theft: 0
Arson: 0
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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Salve Regina
Enrollment: 2,603
Disciplinary Actions, On-Campus (2011-2013)
Weapons (carrying, possessing): 1
Drug Abuse Violations: 54
Liquor Law Violations: 645
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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URI
Enrollment: 16,387
Amount of Criminal Offenses (2011-2013)
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter: 0
Sex offenses - Forcible: 34
Sex offense - Non-forcible: 1
Robbery: 4
Aggravated assault: 6
Burglary: 160
Motor vehicle theft: 7
Arson: 2
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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URI
Enrollment: 16,387
Disciplinary Actions, On-Campus (2011-2013)
Weapons (carrying, possessing): 15
Drug Abuse Violations: 543
Liquor Law Violations: 1,910
Source: Institution Data from U.S. Department of Education
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