10 out of 16 homicide cases this year in my hometown of Savannah remain open
http://savannahnow.com/node/761041
That's a 38% clearance rate. Closing and prosecuting homicide cases is usually a lengthy process, so the rate should improve as time goes by, but that's still alot of killers who are remaining free. Savannah is probably not doing as bad with murders as cities like Balitmore, but it is definitely lagging behind cities like New York, which has revolutionized its policing methods and seen a huge drop in crime, including homicides. I don't think things are as bad in Savannah now as when I was growing up and saw one or two murder stories on the local news every week (there were 29 homicides in 2008), but still its bad enough especially when you consider that alot of crime victims who would have died in past are now being saved because of improvements in first responder and trauma medicine services.
http://savannahnow.com/node/386119
That's a 38% clearance rate. Closing and prosecuting homicide cases is usually a lengthy process, so the rate should improve as time goes by, but that's still alot of killers who are remaining free. Savannah is probably not doing as bad with murders as cities like Balitmore, but it is definitely lagging behind cities like New York, which has revolutionized its policing methods and seen a huge drop in crime, including homicides. I don't think things are as bad in Savannah now as when I was growing up and saw one or two murder stories on the local news every week (there were 29 homicides in 2008), but still its bad enough especially when you consider that alot of crime victims who would have died in past are now being saved because of improvements in first responder and trauma medicine services.
http://savannahnow.com/node/386119