[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by bkcunningham1

TV encompasses three counties; Lake, Marion and Sumter. Lake County's population, according to the US Census Bureau, in 2010 was 297,052. The Villages is approximately 80,000 of this total. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement statistics, there were a total of 8,382 crimes committed in Lake County in 2010. Of these 8382 crimes, 1,194 were violent crimes; 7,188 were nonviolent. There are more stats from the FDLA and I'm providing the link if you are interested.

According to the US Census Bureau, in 2010, the population of Sumter County Florida was 93,420. The FDLA shows 1,121 crimes committed in Sumter County in 2010. Of these 205 were violent; 916 were nonviolent. More stats can be found below.

Marion County's population in 2010, according to the USCB, was 331,298. The FDLE shows 10,141 crimes in Marion County for 2010. Violent crimes accounted for 1,797 of this figure and 8,344 were nonviolent.

Crime stats Lake County: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/...c8/Lake10.aspx

Crime stats Sumter County: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/.../Sumter10.aspx

Crime stats entire state: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/...-Profiles.aspx

Wish someone could figure out how to give the statistics for just The Villages.

[bkcunningham1]

Me too, Grace. I found this site. It is pretty cool:

http://www.spotcrime.com/fl/the+villages

[Figmo Bohica]

Originally Posted by sparky

Where have you guys been?? It was reported in the Sun. A guy drove up and pointed a gun at a woman in the parking lot. She ran. End of story. Too bad she wasn't packing a concealed weapon. One less scumbag!

Well Ole Buddy, the vast majority of CWL, CCW holders in any and all states are what we in the firearms training business call targets. They get their license, they "now be bad." When the poo-poo hits the fan, they have no idea what they are going to do, they have not trained under stress, have never given any thought of what to do in an emergency or practiced gettting their protection device out and in the game. And the biggest problem is they don't practice with the fierarm or other protection device. At the first sign of a problem they freeze, trying to think, "What am I gonna do?"

Come out and play with me, I will put you through all the paces, upto what your physical condition will allow so that you will not be know as a "target" and will have the skill set to survive and most importantly avoid a life threatening situation.

[cappyjon431]

29 arrests reported for this past week.

Five were Village residents:
1 for violation of probation
1 for petit theft
1 for domestic battery
1 for DUI
1 for order to commit (?-not familiar with this charge)

My general impression was that overall there were fewer arrests than normal and more TV residents than normal, but I could be wrong. I wantto pay closer attention to this in the future to confirm my belief.

So, five arrests for a community of 90,000 during our busiest season of the year, with one of those (domestic battery) violent. I still don't feel that there are too many TV residents exhibiting "bad behavior." I certainly don't feel the need to take away their pickleball privileges.

[villages07]

cappy... I had the same impression, fewer overall incidents but more Villagers than normal. But, of the 5 Villagers, only one was over 55 and that was a DUI.

[spk7951]

Originally Posted by cappyjon431

29 arrests reported for this past week.

1 for order to commit (?-not familiar with this charge)

What Does "Order to Commit" Mean?

"An order to commit is a court order given a defendant by a judge. The judge orders an individual on trial to a mental asylum, drug rehabilitation center, hospital, prison or juvenile hall to assess and treat behavior and potential illness."

[billethkid]

too bad this informative thread has such a nasty headliner...it is of the caliber (pun intended) of if it bleeds it leads, just look at the the number of hits on this thread to verify that!!

btk

[cappyjon431]

Originally Posted by billethkid

too bad this informative thread has such a nasty headliner...it is of the caliber (pun intended) of if it bleeds it leads, just look at the the number of hits on this thread to verify that!!

btk

Not quite sure why the headliner was "nasty." My wife heard about an attempted robbery at her workplace. She was concerned, I was concerned so I sought information on the alleged incident. That was my motivation for the headliner. I think that it is probably a good thing to get TV residents' attention about a potential violent criminal preying upon our community. The more who know, the better off we are. What ype of headline would you suggest in order to: a) get information about an alleged violent crime; and b) let TOTV readers know of a potential threat?

[cappyjon431]

Originally Posted by spk7951

What Does "Order to Commit" Mean?

"An order to commit is a court order given a defendant by a judge. The judge orders an individual on trial to a mental asylum, drug rehabilitation center, hospital, prison or juvenile hall to assess and treat behavior and potential illness."

Thanks. I had never understood the meaning of that charge. I guess that explains why there is never any bail associated with this charge.

[kerrijoy]

wow!!

[Figmo Bohica]

On Thursday, February 2, Villages Friends of the NRA will be having a special presentation for women (and couples):

Presentation by members Ellen Rodgers/Loren Collett : (Both NRA Certified Instructors)

Personal Protection for Women /Refuse to be a victim

3:00 pm at Hibiscus Recreation Center (All are welcome)

This is FREE, you will get some very good information on personal protection with and without a firearm and things you can do around the home for added security.

[cappyjon431]

Today's Police Blotter:

31 arrests last week in the tri-county area.

One 39 year old TV resident arrested for contempt of court.

So, one arrest for a community of 90,000 during our busiest season of the year, a non-violent charge (remember these are not convictions). I still don't feel that there are too many TV residents exhibiting "bad behavior." I certainly don't feel the need to take away their billiard privileges.

[graciegirl]

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[golf4me]

Originally Posted by cappyjon431

Today's Police Blotter:

31 arrests last week in the tri-county area.

One 39 year old TV resident arrested for contempt of court.

So, one arrest for a community of 90,000 during our busiest season of the year, a non-violent charge (remember these are not convictions). I still don't feel that there are too many TV residents exhibiting "bad behavior." I certainly don't feel the need to take away their billiard privileges.

Good idea posting this.

[buggyone]

The Friends of the NRA presentation by Figmo will not hurt anything and may be useful to snowbirds after they go home. Certainly, no need for carrying weapons here in The Villages. Hopefully, Figomo will give a lot of pointers on gun safety at home - and stress that most gun deaths at home are either on purpose by a family member to another family member or accidental on the part of a family member. I am sure he will stress locking up the gun when kids are in the house.

How many gun deaths in the US are accidental and how many are in the commission of a crime?