The victim is 15 and the suspect is a 22-year-old felon in possession of a handgun, amazing.
At least WRAL will highlight the actual increase in numbers from 2019, but listed the variable as COVID 
ācrime has gone up 51% since last year and up 74% from the same period in 2019 before COVID.ā
Why did this guy get a bond? I donāt know much about bail bonds, but it seems like itās possible to make a $1 million bond. Dangerous people like this should not get a bond.
Adding in article that mentions the bond. Really poor work on the law system.
I donāt get it either, but thereās a whole fake social justice movement that thinks everyone should get bailed out, and easily, because theyāre innocent until proven guilty. Iām not part of that group. I think these monsters should be in jail from the moment theyāre arrested until they are too old to reoffend. Way too many serious violent crimes being committed by repeat offenders.
You only need to pay 10% of the bail but in this case it is a lot of money ($100k) but thatās a deed to a house or someoneās investment fund, etc. It all comes down to what happens in court when it comes to justice.
Creating a better sense of the place in crime ridden areas is the first step that planners need to take.
Frustrating and disturbing to see this happening on a weekday morning right downtown
FYI it is being reported that this was self inflicted. Obviously still disturbing.
Less frustrating, more very sad
Hi everyone,
Thought that I would share. Although I wasnāt sure exactly where it should go or if anyone has seen this survey regarding DTR? 
In an effort to foster a safe and vibrant downtown, the Raleigh Police Department (RPD) has deployed myriad strategies to mitigate criminal activity occurring throughout the central business district. As a complement to these efforts, staff representing a variety of City departments, working in partnership with the Downtown Raleigh Alliance, have taken a number of actions to enhance the public realm in the downtown area.
Staff will provide Council with an update on RPDās recent efforts to address crime in downtown and will also share updates on the progress made to enhance the public realm.
During the city council meeting last week, there was an overall update on downtown Raleigh. Primarily, it was about Fayetteville Street and safety at GoRaleigh Station. Hereās what I heard that has taken place or coming very soon.
Overall, things seem to be heading in the right direction. For Glenwood south, RPD seems happy with the way things are going and they like their current strategy. Seems weāre back to addressing noise issues rather than violent crime issues. I see that as a great indicator.
Longer term, I saw that it would be Winter 2026 for the Fayetteville Street Streetscape plan āadoptionā which I take it to mean this is when the plan will exist. I take it after that, they need to identify funding. As I get more experience seeing how the city works, I could predict the following:
Then who knows. If Iām a betting person, I would HOPE they could complete the Fayetteville Street makeover (whatever this looks like) when the Omni Hotel / Convention Center Expansion / Red Hat all are open.
Time travel!
In all seriousness, since I live around the area, the police have been doing an awesome job through the winter. Iām afraid the DGX closing plays a huge role in a lot of these statistics. They were a huge source of property crime in the area.
The warm months are usually the biggest test for the police force. Iāll be looking forward to seeing how they do.
Hereās an incredible chart showing visitor counts by downtown district since the pandemic started. Key takeaways:
Iām hoping to see Seaboard pop when Pins Mechanical and all the other retail spaces are up and running. The other districts probably will maintain their numbers until we see a new attraction come online. Or they may just pick up more visitors from the upcoming drivers of traffic fromā¦
ā¦ Fayetteville Street. This district should be leading things and we know the potential is there once the Omni, convention center expansion, and new Red Hat is open. I hope that will lead to some interesting new retail/restaurants, in addition to our current slate, that draws in more people.
Interesting data. It would be really fascinating to plot against data from a downtown district in a peer city or two, like Uptown and South End in Charlotte.
Iām guessing Fayettevilleās seasonal pops draw from festivals and street activations. Thatās notably the only change in order from pre-pandemic rankings.
Glenwoodās fairly consistent growth is impressive, but to me it also underlines anemic foot traffic growth in Warehouse and Moore Square. The latter has been discussed here quite a bit, but seeing both laid bare really tells the story that the city has some work to do.
Surprising data from Moore Square.
With all the events Iāve seen hosted at Moore square from movie night to summer Jazz and culture/food festivals, Iām surprised itās lower than pre-pandemic levels.
Iām curious on how they go these numbers. How do they count visitors to a district?
My best guess would be phone data, which is used by popular GIS applications like StreetLight that also help cities, counties, MPOs, etc. with traffic count data.
Yeah that makes sense. Just another reminder of our constant surveillance.
Yes. I am almost certain this is it.
Thatās it, Bill King said as much at one of the last 2 States of Downtown
Production in NC is one thing. Having a cost-effective supply chain for the inputs to that production in NC is something else. If most of the inputs still come from Asia ā electronic components, for example ā then itās almost always going to be cheaper from an overall perspective for a company to have its products manufactured in Asia, close to its major suppliers. Supply chains matter.
I think you set a record for responding to a comment. Its been almost 6 years since he posted that. Heās not been active since the days of BLM Raleigh aftermath.
