Mayor responds to questions about Jackson crime

Jackson approaching grim milestone

KILLINGS AWAY FROM THE RECORDNUMBER OF30 1 MURDERS.THEY SAW IN 2020 IN THIS MAYOR’SANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESSDON’T EXPECT.ANY NEW BOLD INITIATIVES THEMAYOR’S OFFICE.AS YOU CAN EXPECT I ADDRESSCRIME ANGSTMOLL A OF THE OTHERISSUES SPEAKING TO REPORTERS ANDHIS WEEKLY NEWS CONFERENCEMARILYN MONA DIDN’T WANT TO TALKABOUT ANY PLANS.HE HAS TO FIGHT CRIME WHEN HESPEAKS AUTBO THAT CENTRAL ISSUEAND HIS ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITYADDRESS TUESDAY THAT WE HAVE TOFACE THE FACT THAT THERE IS NOMAGIC PILL THERE IS NO QUICKTURN THE SWITCH ON SOL.UTION THAT YOU KNOW, WE’LL SEE,IT YOU KNOW A PRECIPITOUSDECLINE A HUNDRED TWENTY THREEPEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TOVIOLENCE SO FAR THIS YEAR.ACCORDING TO THE JACKSON POLICEDEPARTMENT.THAT’S JUST SEVEN FEWER THAN THERECORD 130 MURDERS TO CITY SAWIN 2020.DESPITE THE RISE IN NUMBERS.THE MAYOR SAYS THE POLICEDEPARTMENT WON’T CHANGE ITSAPPROACH TO FIGHTING CRIME.WE’RE NOT DEVIATING.I KNOW SOMETIMES WE ASK THISQUESONTI TIME AND TIME AGAINALMOST WITH THE EXPECTATION THATWE’RE GOING TO SAY.OH MAN, WE’RE GONNA JUST REVERSECOURSE THE MAYOR SAYS CITYLEADERS HAVE TAKEN STEPS TOSTRENGTHEN.JPD, THEY WENT AGAINST THERECENT NATIONAL DATEBE ATTH CALLFOR DEFUNDING THE POLICE WEPEACE PAY FOR OFFICERS AT THERECRUITING STAGE.NOT ONLY DID WE CREATE A FOURMILLION DOLLAR REAL-TIME COMMANDCENTER WE HEAV TIME AND TIMEAGAIN DEMONSTRATED OURPERSISTENCE ON THIS.YE,AH THE MAYOR DEFENDING THEACTIONS THAT THE CITYADMINISTRATION HAS ALREADYTAKE BN,UTE H SAYS HE’S LOOKINGFOR A NEW IDEAS.ANYONEHO WAS H ANY SOLUTIONS ANYORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUAL WHOHAS ANY SOL.TOOW H TO DEAL WITH CRIME HE’SOPEN TO HEARING THOSE IDEAS LIVEAT C