Charlotte's Inner-city crime means the "West-side" are second class citizens
When you look at these statistics ask yourself if you would tolerate living in an environment where you had a significant chance of being murdered, raped or robbed. Then ask yourself: Why does the City of Charlotte tolerates high-crime in predominantly Black neighborhoods but would not allow such crime in mostly "white" suburbia? 

Where you live defines how "safe" you will be in Charlotte. It ought not to be that way. How can children learn and grow up in a healthy environment living in a "hell hole" as some of these neighborhoods are?

The County Commission does not have direct authority over "police" functions but we are responsible for funding "welfare". 

In short, the City inability to deal with crime means higher COUNTY taxes through these additional "welfare" payments and charges for social services such as jails, foster care and family services. Because there is a DIRECT link to the county's budget when the City refuses to act by maintaining "safe" environments, I have proposed to various City Council members "mobile" command posts that would walk and patrol these areas 24/7 to stop this illicit activity. Unfortunately, the ones empowered to serve these poor neighborhoods are the same ones who reject any significant police presence to clean up these areas (generally for racial reasons).

Westside Charlotte (Inner-city) Crime Stat's

Link to the City of Charlotte's crime stat's web site

(Part of City within a City or CWAC)

1997 to 2000 - 4 year analysis
 
19 Predemoninently Black "Westside" Charlotte Neighborhoods designated as high-crime areas:
 
  • Barringer Woods
  • Bent Oaks
  • Blvd. Homes
  • Brookhill
  • Clanton Park 
  • Dalton Village
  • Kings Park
  • Little Rock
  • Parker Heights
  • Pinecrest
  • Ponderosa
  • Reid Park
  • Revolution Park
  • Sandhurst Apt.'s
  • Southside Homes
  • Westover Hills
  • Wilmore
  • Wingate
  • Yorkmont
 
Walforward of Crime's by year
 
  • Overall - these 19 neighborhood's had a 12% drop in crime
  • 1997 and 1998 Crime totals                7,268 (3,634 avg. per year)
  • Crime Totals for 1999 (1 year)         2,873
  • 1997 through 1999 (3 year total)       10,141
  • Crime Totals for 2000 (1 year)         2,519 
  • 1997 through 2000 (4 year total)       12,660
Change in Crimes from 1999 to 2000
  • Deaths down from 44 to 8 (a drop of 82%)
  • Sex Crimes UP from 27 to 44 (an increase of 63%)
  • Assaults against people down slightly from 1007 to 924 ( a drop of 8%)
  • Attacks on property UP slightly from 1258 to 1266 (an increase of less than 1%)
  • Other Crimes went DOWN from 554 to 227 (a drop of 60%)
 Type of Crime
Barringer Woods
Bent Oaks
Blvd Homes
Brook
hill
Clanton Park
Dalton Village
Kings Park
Little Rock
Parker Heights
Pine
crest
Ponderosa
Reid Park
Revolution Park
Sandhurst Apt's
Southside Homes
Westover Hills
Wilmore
Wingate
Yorkmont
Total (2000)
Deaths
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
8
Sex Crimes
0
1
4
0
6
0
0
4
1
0
2
4
2
3
6
2
6
1
2
44
Assaults against People
8
16
85
60
56
4
12
70
11
3
36
85
38
21
112
39
176
37
55
924
Assaults on Property
18
4
86
99
145
5
10
64
35
8
49
72
63
31
102
65
269
44
97
1,266
Other
2
6
19
12
33
2
3
13
5
3
11
26
17
3
18
4
68
7
25
277
     TOTAL
28
28
196
171
241
11
25
151
52
14
98
189
121
58
238
110
520
89
179
2,519
 through 1999 Crime Statistics (3 year total)
 TYPE OF CRIME
Barringer Woods
Bent Oaks
Blvd Homes
Brook
hill
Clanton Park
Dalton Village
Kings Park
Little Rock
Parker Heights
Pine
crest
Ponderosa
Reid Park
Revolution Park
Sandhurst Apt's
Southside Homes
Westover Hills
Wilmore
Wingate
Yorkmont
Total (1997 to 1999)
Deaths
6
1
3
5
15
0
2
6
0
0
6
9
8
4
6
4
15
7
13
110
Sex Crimes
3
2
7
3
9
0
1
6
1
0
3
10
3
0
19
8
19
12
8
114
Assaults against People
31
55
305
222
206
36
24
192
38
28
105
262
219
57
395
159
810
234
130
3,508
Assaults on Property
69
50
340
305
327
65
44
154
89
35
143
274
236
80
332
237
1,113
239
351
4,483
Other
24
30
126
97
175
39
15
87
39
16
63
130
138
35
137
92
447
84
152
1,926
     TOTAL
133
138
781
632
732
140
86
445
167
79
320
685
604
176
889
500
2,404
576
654
10,141