Scientology Enterprise Claims They Stop Crime Some How
The Scientology crime syndicate claims that it some how
stops crime some how and then simply by moving in to an
area they some how make the crime rate drop. One such
outrageous claim can be found here:
The Church of Scientology's presence in Clearwater has
also coincided with a dramatic reduction in crime.
Recorded at nearly 50 percent above the Florida average
before the Church of Scientology arrived, the Clearwater
crime rate has since dropped well below average.
(See
http://www.whyaretheydead.net/
for more details.)
Let's take a quick look at a few crime rate statistics for
Clearwater for the year 2002 and then compare them against
Tampa, Florida. At the same time we'll compare Clearwater
and Tampa crime rates against the national average to get
a good feel for how Scientology's presence in Clearwater is
a calming effect on crime.
http://clearwater.areaconnect.com/crime1.htm>
Clearwater FL Crime Statistics (2002 - New Crime Data)
Woops! Clearwater is far above average in crime with the
sole exception of automotive theft -- which (as we'll see
later) increased significantly in the first six months of
the following year. So we know that Scientology does
nothing to impact crime rates compared against national
averages. Let's see what Tampa, Florida looks like:
http://tampa.areaconnect.com/crime1.htm
Tampa FL Crime Statistics (2002 - New Crime Data)
We see that Tampa is even worse when compared against the
national average. We also see that quiet little Clearwater
does in fact have smaller per capita incidences of crime in
the year 2000 compared against Tampa.
Ain't Scientology wonderful?! Well maybe not. Scientology
maintains an even larger presence in Los Angeles so to be
fair we have to see how Scientology's calming presence in
Los Angeles affects crime.
http://losangeles.areaconnect.com/crime1.htm
Well, another major Scientology city shows that their
effect on crime rates is to increase them significantly.
This time motor vehicle thefts are more than double the
national average. Since we're looking at the West Coast
and we looked at Tampa as well as Clearwater on the East
Coast, let's be fair and look at a non-Scientology city
on the West Coast to see how Scientology's non-presence
affects crime rates.
http://glendora.areaconnect.com/crime1.htm
Wow! The obvious conclusion is that for West Coast cities,
Scientology is a major source of crime. Or another obvious
conclusion is that having The Skeptic Tank's presence in
Glendora causes crime rates to either sink well below the
national average or be on a par with the national average.
If you want to take a closer look at Scientology's Clearwater
for the year 2000 compared against surrounding cities, check
out the following:
http://ci.ftlaud.fl.us/police/statucrcities2000.html
Golly! Scientology really does drive crime rates down!
They must have major offices in Pembroke Pines and Coal
Springs that we've never heard about. Oh except that was
before the completion of Scientology's "Super Power
Building." Let's see how that accomplishment has impacted
crime rates in Clearwater:
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/08/30/Northpinellas/Crime_up_in_2_cities_.shtml
By CHRIS TISCH, Times Staff Writer
Crime has jumped in both Clearwater and Largo in the first
six months of 2003, according to statistics released this
week.
In Largo, crime was up 7.8 percent compared to the same
six-month period last year.
Violent crime surged 37.3 percent, though most of that
came in the form of aggravated assaults.
Murders, robberies and forcible sex crimes remained about
the same.
Police Chief Lester Aradi did not know why aggravated
assaults almost doubled from 59 in 2002 to 98 this year,
but said he was looking into it.
"I'm particularly alarmed in a couple areas," he said.
"We're researching it right now."
Property crimes in Largo also spiked by 7.8 percent.
Burglaries were down by 13.7 percent, but larcenies
were up by 8.9 percent and auto thefts swelled by 36
percent.
"When the economy turns bad, crime goes up and we are
now overwhelmed," Aradi said.
Aradi said calls for service have risen to an all-time
high of more than 50,000 in the first six months of the
year, up 13.7 percent compared to last year.
Meanwhile, arrests were up 27.2 percent, traffic
citations increased by 34.7 percent and drunken-driving
arrests surged by 75 percent.
Aradi said that means his officers are working harder.
He believes his 126-officer force needs more positions,
even though he faces the elimination of several civilian
employees in the city budget.
"If crime was up and our officers' activity was down, I
would know where the problem was," he said. "(But) our
officers on the street are running from call to call
to call. They're overwhelmed and as the numbers bear
out, it's not for a lack of effort on their part."
Clearwater's crime statistics were similar to Largo's
for the first six months of this year.
Violent crime shot up 19.7 percent, while property
crime was up 4 percent.
Murders fell dramatically, but forcible sex offenses
were up 44.9 percent to 71 crimes.
Robberies fell slightly while aggravated assaults were
up 26.1 percent.
Clearwater police Sgt. Doug Griffith said it's hard
to say why crime was up.
Clearwater's crime was down slightly last year.
"It's like the temperature, it goes up and it goes
down," Griffith said.
Clearwater's auto thefts and larcenies are up, but
burglaries fell by 11.3 percent compared to last year,
which Griffith attributed to a burglary initiative
the department has taken up in recent years.
Both agencies compiled the statistics to provide to
the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the FBI,
which will compile state- and nationwide crime
statistics in the coming weeks and months.
Chris Tisch can be reached at 445-4156 or tisch@sptimes.com
Mysteriously, there was no mention of Scientology's presence
in Clearwater affecting crime rates like Scientology likes
to claim. And since Scientology wants to pretend that it
some how impacts crime in the cities it sneaks into, they
must be responsible for the almost 45% increase in sex
crimes (which includes rape) and the almost 20% increase in
other violent crimes.
Okay, that's enough sillyness. Obviously Scientology is
simply lying again, attempting to swindle and rook more people
out of their money by pretending they some how make the
cities they sneak into safer. Clearwater is no better and
no worse than any other city one can point to that has a
broad spectrum of typical American humanity living, working,
and committing crimes or not as they do.
Scientology's lies are, as usual, completely outrageous and
only unthinking customers who have already fallen for the
criminal enterprise's frauds are likely to believe anything
the enterprise claims.
-=- Part 2 -=-
Scientology claims that it some how reduces the crime rates within
the cities it sneaks into. Additional statistical information has
been acquired and will be added to the cosvm.org web site shortly
however here's a few more facts.
In the year 2003, Pinellas County has the second highest number of
firearms related crime among 7 neighboring counties.
Scientology claims that Clearwater's crime was 50% higher before
they snuck in than today -- a claim we may yet be able to debunk
with solid numbers. For now, for the entire State of Florida, a
selection of statistics:
Over all of Florida over the past 10 years crime is on the
decline up to the year 2000 however since 2000 crime has
started to flatten out to a constant and may be on the rise
in Clearwater and one other city only.
These files will go up shortly. Some of the statistics data goes
back to 1960 ad some of it breaks down Pineallas County into
cities while others break Florida into counties. All the data
shows that crime is dropping in Florida but that Clearwater
and one other city are on the rise and that Clearwater is above
national average in all but one category and, according to the
year 2003 data, that one category (automotive theft) soared in
the first 6 months of that year.
Crime break down for Pinellas counties for 30 cities. Scientology
may boast of only three cities having crimes per 100,000 people greater
than their Clearwater.
A plot of the city's standings
http://www.cosvm.org/00offj1.pdf
http://scientology.fso.org/
Scientology snuck into Clearwater under the fictitious name
"United Churches of Florida" in November of 1975. Since that
time there have been enough homicides take place inside of
Scientology's buildings that the criminal enterprise's main
building -- the old Fort Harrison Hotel -- is now known as
the "Fort Homicide Hotel." Still, their claim is -- as
usual -- impossible to verify and -- also as usual -- the
criminal enterprise "forgot" to provide verifiable references
for their outrageous claims.
Crime Type 2002 Total National
Total Per 100,000 Per 100,000
People People
Clearwater Murders 7 6.15 5.6
Clearwater Forcible Rapes 51 44.83 33.0
Clearwater Robberies 270 237.34 145.9
Clearwater Aggravated Assaults 795 698.83 310.1
Clearwater Burglaries 1181 1038.14 746.2
Clearwater Larceny/Thefts 3799 3339.46 2445.8
Clearwater Motor Vehicle Thefts 441 387.65 432.1
Clearwater Arsons 37 32.52 N/A
Overall Clearwater Crime Index 6544 5752.41 4118.8
Crime Type 2002 Total National per
Total Per 100,000 Per 100,100
People People
Tampa Murders 37 11.66 5.6
Tampa Forcible Rapes 204 64.29 33.0
Tampa Robberies 2334 735.53 145.9
Tampa Aggravated Assaults 3714 1170.42 310.1
Tampa Burglaries 6283 1980.01 746.2
Tampa Larceny/Thefts 16088 5069.93 2445.8
Tampa Motor Vehicle Thefts 6720 2117.72 432.1
Tampa Arsons 134 42.23 N/A
Overall Tampa Crime Index 35380 11149.56 4118.8
Crime Type 2002 Total National
Total Per 100,000 Per 100,000
People People
Los Angeles Murders 654 17.07 5.6
Los Angeles Forcible Rapes 1415 36.94 33.0
Los Angeles Robberies 17197 448.94 145.9
Los Angeles Aggravated Assaults 32429 846.59 310.1
Los Angeles Burglaries 25374 662.41 746.2
Los Angeles Larceny/Thefts 79813 2083.59 2445.8
Los Angeles Motor Vehicle Thefts 34110 890.47 432.1
Los Angeles Arsons 2091 54.59 N/A
Overall Los Angeles Crime Index 190992 4986.01 4118.8
Crime Type 2002 Total National
Total Per 100,000 Per 100,000
People People
Glendora Murders 3 5.86 5.6
Glendora Forcible Rapes 14 27.33 33.0
Glendora Robberies 28 54.66 145.9
Glendora Aggravated Assaults 39 76.13 310.1
Glendora Burglaries 221 431.39 746.2
Glendora Larceny/Thefts 821 1602.58 2445.8
Glendora Motor Vehicle Thefts 127 247.9 432.1
Glendora Arsons 7 13.66 N/A
Overall Glendora Crime Index 1253 2445.83 4118.8
City Crimes per Year Year Year Average
100,000 people 2000 2001 2002
Jacksonville 6662 7011 6943 6872
Tampa 11344 9809 10968 10707
Miami 9264 11550 11095 10636
Orlando 10842 12059 12030 11643
St. Petersburg 8354 8330 8220 8301
Hialeah 5283 8107 6159 6516
Tallahassee 7581 5438 8387 7135
Fort Lauderdale 7523 8085 8345 7984
Hollywood 6500 6667 6900 6689
Clearwater 5964 6142 5326 5810
Pembroke Pines 3281 3702 3390 3457
Coal Springs 3193 3073 2804 3023
Crime up in 2 cities, statistics indicate
Both Largo and Clearwater have seen an increase in crime
this year. "When the economy turns bad, crimes goes up
and we are now overwhelmed," says police Chief Lester Aradi.
St. Petersburg Times
Published August 30, 2003
Citrus ......... 64
Hardee ......... 30
Hernando ....... 135
Hillsborough ... 2,328
Pasco .......... 284
Pinellas ....... 1,298
Polk ........... 612
Sumter ......... 42
Total .......... 4,793
Year Index
1972 390,306
1975 645,263 <--- Year snuck into Clearwater
1980 803,825
1985 860,889
1990 1,139,934
1993 1,42,338 <--- Peak for the data I have
1995 1,090,999 <--- Year they murdered Lisa McPherson
2000 910,154
2002 905,957
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http://www.cosvm.org/02offj1.pdf
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http://www.cosvm.org/98offj1.pdf
http://www.cosvm.org/99offj1.pdf
http://www.cosvm.org/national.pdf
http://www.cosvm.org/national.xls
http://www.cosvm.org/offcty1.xls
http://www.cosvm.org/offcty2.xls
http://www.cosvm.org/offjur1.xls
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