Burglary, auto theft and arson made the year 2008 another big one for crime in Jackson, according to preliminary statistics released Monday by the FBI.
Genny Seeley, president of the Association of South Jackson Neighborhoods, said the situation will not get better until more law-abiding residents stand up and are counted.
“Each one of us has to accept our own responsibility,” she said. “If we don’t, this city is going to keep going downhill.”
The FBI report shows property crime in Jackson increased 5.6 percent during the first six months of last year. The report is the agency’s first look at crime in 2008 and compares statistics for the first half of 2008 with figures for the same period in 2007.
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