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Nevada, a Sovereign State?
I have always campaigned on the pledge to eliminate the methamphetamine use in our county and to take our county back.
I believe we are in even deeper trouble now with the prescription drug problem which has already taken control.
In 2006 we made it clear that this was going to be the new trend in society and asked the current Sheriff's administration to be pro-active in this battle. We were promised by this administration that they would create an educational program for our schools and attack the methamphetamine problem. They failed us on all counts.
ELKO COUNTY in the fight against illegal drugs and violent crimes by taking our community back.
SUMMARY:
More than half of all the people arrested in the United States test positive for illegal drugs. Drug addiction can lead to increased property crime and robberies. Drug and alcohol abuse contribute to higher rates of domestic violence, child abuse and sexual violence. (National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, 2007).
Drug use is more closely linked to robbery and property crime than to violent crime. Many addicts commit crimes to get money to buy drugs. In state prisons, those convicted of violent crimes are less likely to have used drugs than those convicted of property crimes, yet at least a quarter of men who commit acts of domestic violence also have drug abuse problems. Women who are drug addicts are more likely to be victims of abuse.
In the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correction Facilities, 32% of State prisoners and 26% of Federal prisoners said they had committed their current offense while under the influence of drugs. Among State prisoners, drug offenders (44%) and property offenders (39%) reported the highest incidence of drug use at the time of the offense. Among Federal prisoners, drug offenders (32%) and violent offenders (24%) were the most likely to report drug use at the time of their crimes.
In 2004, 17% of State prisoners and 18% of Federal inmates said they committed their current offense to obtain money for drugs.
As you saw in the Elko Daily Free Press on January 19, 2010; "Thefts and violent crimes are among their highest rates in 10 years for the City of Elko, and there may be a connection to the increased use of drugs and alcohol, coupled with a down economy.
Although robbery is down from 2008, burglary, thefts from motor vehicles, other larcenies and motor vehicle thefts are all up. Figures from the Elko police department indicate burglaries are up to 203 from 164 in 2008, thefts from autos are up to 135 from 129 in 2008, larcenies are up to 550 from 346 and motor vehicle thefts are up to 55 from 30.
Destruction of property has gone up to 524 from 333 and narcotics violations have also shot up to 253 from 113. Aggravated assault is at 72 from 56 in 2008, and simple assaults are up to 377 from 341.
Domestic violence is at the second highest reported rate for the city in the past decade, at 213. The 2008 figure is at 167, but the highest figure in the last 10 years was 337 in 2001."
