Greensboro has had 61 homicides so far in 2020.
That breaks all previous records. The previous record for Greensboro was 45 homicides in 2019. In 2018 there were 40 homicides, which makes it look like an unwelcome pattern.
The Greensboro City Council finally held a work seåssion on violent crime on Dec. 1 and talked about offering “immediate” help to the Police Department.
No immediate help has been forthcoming. The only help was an administrative decision that did not require City Council approval to use the salaries from the funded but unfilled positions in the Police Department to pay officers overtime to make up for the lack of manpower.
But at the work session on Tuesday, Jan. 5, the Greensboro City Council is set to start the process of writing an ordinance that according to Mayor Nancy Vaughan will help quell the violence. The council is scheduled to discuss reviving an ordinance to place requirements on nightclubs and bars to provide security. According to an email from Vaughan to city councilmembers and city staff, the reason for working on this ordinance is the increase in violence in the city related to places that sell alcohol.
Vaughan states, “But right now some of our nightlife has become a detriment. We have seen an increase in violent crime connected to establishments that serve alcohol.”
However, the data doesn’t support that statement.
The information that was attached to the email has a list of aggravated assaults and homicides in 2020 listed by the places that they occurred through Sept. 24. Of the 39 homicides in Greensboro during that time, three occurred at a “Bar/Nightclub.” During that same time 10 homicides occurred on “Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk” areas for which the City Council is responsible, not bar or nightclub owners.
“Residence/Home” accounted for 16 homicides the most in any category and over five times the number in bars and nightclubs.
“Hotel/Motel/Etc.” accounted for two homicides, only one less than bars and nightclubs, but there is no move by Vaughan to force hotels and motels to have a certain number of trained security guards on duty. But it is early in the discussion so that could be added, along with convenience stores that had one homicide.
It is no wonder that there have been so few homicides in bars and nightclubs in 2020 because Gov. Roy Cooper ordered bars closed at 5 p.m. on March 17, and bars were not allowed to reopen until Oct. 2 and then under heavy restrictions. Even now bars can only serve customers outdoors.
Looking at the data for 2020, one could argue that Greensboro is much safer when bars and nightclubs are open because in this year when they were closed for most of the year Greensboro has had the highest number of homicides in history.
How about stopping all city handouts to businesses that serve alcohol? Stop selling alcohol at city owned venues?
Our fine Mayor has no problems herself drinking at country clubs and high end restaurant bars regularly. It is sad the lengths of oppressive non fact supported fascism has taken root with our Mandate Mayor leading the charge.
Could this be to decrease competition to the boondoggle 95 million dollar performance art monument? It will be serving plenty of booze with music?
Amen
Simply amazing! I dont drink, so I really couldn’t care less about the bars or nightlife, but its clear to me that those have little to do with this situation. This Council has no one to blame but themselves and the lawless thugs they have allowed to run rampant by not allowing the police to do their job unimpeded. They have coddled the thugs for decades and now wonder why a band-aid won’t fix a gaping wound they created. Every time you hear disparity, disproportionate, revitalization, those are socialist words for bend over we are about to throw away more money on those who only take and don’t give. Give it another few years and you’ll have the thugs fire bombing local businesses like the little bastards in High Point tried to do this past week. Defund Cure The Violence and defund the City Council. If it were a volunteer job rather than a paid one, maybe they would give a damn.
Good article John. Once again, “Aunt Nancy” is looking to put bar owners out of business, but will not take the responsibility as Mayor and give more resources to the police. Her political backers don’t want more police, but less, which is to please her liberal supporters as if the police is the problem, not thugs.
Vote for Justin Outling!
Good God once again Mayor Vaughan has stuck her foot in her mouth again Nancy you and the city council are the cause of this mess not the bars you have handcuffed GPD so they can’t do there jobs . The current city council and yourself need to resign today for the good of Greensboro. Cause if you don’t you need to change the name to Portland nc. Nancy quit blaming everyone else for your mistakes
that person ( vaughan needs to be fired.. she has been in the job to lob
ng.. Drain the Swamp..
Ms. Vaughan should get Ms. Johnson to use some of the 900,000 she has received and hire some security guards and put them in the segment of the population that are doing most of the shootings or is that the “White “ elephant in the room. Just saying
Nancy (Pelosi) Vaughn will blame anyone, except for herself. It’s so obvious.
Absolutely Will
She’s following orders from unknown people above her. If you look at the global situation, bars, nightclubs, movie theaters, gyms, and pretty much anything else that is fun or relieves stress have been targeted by elected officials and bureaucrats in almost every western nation. I don’t think it’s a coincidence. The whole point of 2020 has been to condition us (soften us up) to the grim world the global elite have planned for us. If you read the documents related to the UN’s Agenda 21 and the World Economic Forum’s “Great Reset” the actions of politicians becomes understandable. Horrible, but understandable.
You handcuffed the police 3 years ago. This is the consequences of that action.
I agree with every comment above. Greensboro is in a downward spiral to hell with Nancy, Yvonne, Michelle, and the like throwing gasoline on the fire. Defund these airheads and get some real leadership in the house. Vote Justin Outling!
There is more of a lawless atmosphere in the city nowadays, as a result of police, too often ignoring issues. At night, Benjamin Parkway and Friendly Ave are de facto race tracks for some. Lawlessness is emboldened.
This woman has absolutely no idea what she is talking about! Clearly, she finds joy in demonizing honest hard working people who own these establishments and the good folks who work in them. She should concentrate her energies on the gang problem we have as I see this as the root of all our problems. Take away the gangs,stop their murders.Educate theses single-parent families who allow their kids to be influenced by anyone associated with the gangs. She needs to recheck her numbers.
The mayor is an idiot. Why does anyone pay any attention to what comes out of that empty head? Let’s elect a real Mayor- Justin Outling!
Good Heavens Nancy! All this time we’ve been of the opinion that you had your head in the sand on so many issues. Now, based upon your “logic” that alcohol is causing a record number of homicides we realize your head is stuck somewhere within yourself!
Funny. These flaming, socialists, blue hating democratic morons are all about defund the police, March with thugs against them, bring charges against them for doing their job then blame the record murder rate on bars that have been closed all year!! Idiots! Every last freaking one of them!
The Apex of Apology. “YOU CAN’T BE SERIOUS!”
To add a P.S., it is the perp who is responsible, not any legal business…..NANCY.
Does the mayor understand simple math? Apparently not. Does she look at data and statistics on crime? Obviously not. Is she competent to run the city. Definitely not! This is the worst mayor and council that Greensboro has ever elected. To those of you who put these people in office, what have they done to make the city safer and a better place to live? Nothing, but they had the politically correct makeup. Wake up. Political correctness, as you define it, does not mean they have the ability to serve. Get rid of the entire group during the next election, which cannot come soon enough.
How could it be bars when Herr Cooper has closed them down. The problem is much closer to MS. Mayor than that. She need only look around the table and in the mirror to see the reason for the increase in crime. They never shot the windows out of the Sheriff’s office in the old days.
I just keep saying to myself….HOW DID WE ELECT SUCH STUPIDTY in GREENSBORO? THE BARS HAVE NOT BEEN OPENED for the most part since March. Nancy, we are not as dumb as you think we are.
There are more homicides, and there is generally more violent crime in America because African-Americans feel emboldened after the Fawning over George Floyd, and the sympathetic reporting of BLM. THE GLORIFICATION OF VIOLENT THUGS HAS LED TO MORE VIOLENT THUGS.
I’m shocked.
Hey John,print my response! Its the truth n we all know it.
3 of the 39 happened at bars. Are you serious lady? How bout taking the cuffs off the officers and let them do the job they were hired to do.
Amen but it won’t happen under this group. Most should never be allowed anywhere near the city council chairs again.. Vote them out …
Bars are not the problem! Please vote fellow citizens!
“But at the work session on Tuesday, Jan. 5, the Greensboro City Council is set to start the process of writing an ordinance that according to Mayor Nancy Vaughan will help quell the violence.”
Oh yeah, sure. Writing an ordinance will quell the violence. We already have a plethora of ordinances, so by Queen Nancy’s logic, there shouldn’t be any violence to quell. We already have state laws against murder, but surely if Greensboro enacts an ordinance against murder, that will put a stop to it.
Perhaps there is a more detailed analysis available? For example, a disagreement started at a bar which resulted in a shooting elsewhere?
Billions of disagreements every day don’t result in a shooting. An evil heart results in shootings. A lack of consequences results in shootings. The City Council’s approval of violence and war on the police results in shootings. If you don’t want to get shot, stay away from violent people. It’s not guaranteed to work, but the odds are good. If you don’t argue with a guy who has a gun, you’ll probably live to see another day. Even if you have a gun yourself, your chance of living another 24 hours is greatly diminished by arguing with a guy with a gun. Don’t do it.
What the hell is she smoking? Again, elected officials have no clue what actually goes on in society. Blame everyone but yourself. Blame the bars, but you keep ABC stores open. So freaking funny how this works out. Again, out of touch elected officials that have no clue what is going on.
We are preaching to the choir. The Council has the Votes from the electorate.
This article does not provide analysis of the aggravated assault data.
Check police records and you will find a majority of these shootings are all about marijuana. Why wouldn’t she just admit that the facts provided to her clearly show that these shootings are about controlling who gets to sell pot and where they get to sell it. Poll police officers and you’ll get real answers.
Bars and clubs should not be open. This is a public health crisis of the first magnitude. We cannot afford to pit disease vs. money. There is a better way forward for all of us, and I intend to forge it when I run for City Council (At Large) in the coming election.
“For ALL The Children” is the bottom line now. “Por Todos Los Ninos” and the same in Arabic, Vietnamese and the leading dialect of the city’s African population.
I am currently in Boston working on a project and will return in late March to begin my run. While here, I am developing a “white paper” that will expand and concretize The Community Platform created for the city by Democracy Greensboro.
After 40 years of dedicated service here, I am going down the main road now.
“Bars and clubs should not be open.” You just pissed off a lot of people with that statement.
Democracy Greensboro? Another organization created in someone’s kitchen which will be the answer we need? Please!! Stay in Boston since we don’t need any help here, other than for conservatives to go to the polls and elect conservatives to office for City Council. Enough is enough!
Amen
Just look at the mess with all the other cities and states that are(ruled)by a class Democrats.Almost everyone of them is in as bad a shape as Greensboro or worse. This is a good example that these supposed leader are really worse than the least component of our Democrats.Why would anyone vote for these people.They have royally screwed up in Raleigh by putting Herr Coop back in .When will you wise up and vote in some good capitalists that want all to succeed financially. Look at the commissioners,Skip is already talk of more than a billion dollars for schools. Tie up your knickers,baby you’re in for quite a ride with Skip and crew.
Worst city council ever, hate to hurt their feelings but all are worthless. Why can’t people who vote living in the city see this. Makes me want to move to the city. RIGHT!!!
Mayor Nancy Vaughn you just made discriminating comments of certain Greensboro businesses that you are well-known to frequent ..quite dumb and back stabbing don’t you think? You just told us how u really feel about Greensboro residents and businesses….nothing..its time for you to move along now and run down to Raleigh and mingle with Cooper you DA
Can you recall a couple months back where the mayor tried to justify blacks rioting and destroying in Greensboro was the fault of White People.Democrats want to justify that rioting is ok but we have to close bars. Where are the people to justify this Mayor !!!!! It would seem that her days are numbered.
Why don’t you quit you are the worst thing to happen TO GREENSBORO and were do you get off calling Trump Supports white surprise let me tell you we are sick of the name calling if you look in the mirror you are white to witch. You need to go and so do the other members of the city council we have had enough……
Nancy Vaughn is a science-denying tyrant, in desperate need of a new tar-and-feather suit
Gangs and drugs are the root of the increased violence in this city, not places that serve alcohol. And for most of 2020 they were either closed, or closed early, so Nancy needs to look beyond what she deems as within her control (i.e. a new ordinance) and look at the more difficult-to-manage issues surrounding gangs and drugs. That’s where a decrease in violence can be found.