Crime is down but stats are up
Front page of the Citizen today.
The cops say that crime is down overall, however statistically you’re more likely to get hijacked, robbed or have a child killed.
The stats are actually disgustingly scary, compared to the same period last year:
Robberies on business are up 47%
Truck Hijackings are up 40%
House robberies up nearly 14%
Car hijackings up by 4.4%
Attacks on children rose by 22%
Attempted murder up nearly 14%
The biggest jump was ATM bombings – up over 1000% from 2005 and up nearly 70% from 2007.
Ok, so seeing that cash in transit heists are down and ATM bombings are up, its obvious that ATM bombing is more lucrative than cash in transit heisting.
And safer too.
All round, ATM bombings are better for everyone for a number of reasons.
1. ATM’s don’t shoot back
2. No lives are lost when bombing an ATM (mostly)
3. No other vehicles in the vicinity are harmed
4. ATM’s are insured.
5. You dont need to kill anyone to get to the ATM
6. The notes wont be sprayed with ink (although some might be a bit charred)
So do your bit and bomb an ATM today