Press Release
June 6, 2007
Contact: Jim Conroy
Jim Conroy, the Democratic Mayoral candidate, has condemned the existing administration's response to violent crime statistics within the City of Troy. In figures released from the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services, violent crime increased in Troy by 25% since 2004 while rates throughout the state were down 2%.
Conroy said, "The present administration has focused on political issues dealing with police operations while neglecting the areas of policing which will bring down the crime rate in the City. Specifically, the Mayor has failed to keep the police force at full strength and failed to capitalize on the COMSTAT techniques of crime detection and suppression used effectively in fighting crime in New York City and Albany. Furthermore, the Mayor has de-emphasized Community Policing in our neighborhoods and continues to publicly fight with the PBA president rather than settle their issues through proper negotiation channels. The people of Troy deserve better protection and our police officers deserve better leadership than they are getting from this administration;" Conroy said.
Conroy further noted, "equally concerning is the Mayor's dismissive comments on the findings of the report. As a taxpayer, I was disappointed at the Mayor's indifference about this troubling information, especially because it deals with public safety. Troy needs a change in leadership."
"When I am Mayor I will fully embrace the COMSTAT model of crime intervention and implement it in every aspect of crime prevention. I will get the police force to full strength immediately and deploy them to meet the criminal challenge. I will expand Community Policing and hold my police commanders accountable to PREVENT crime not just respond to it", Conroy said.
