Milwaukee crime drops 17%

This is a few days late, but it’s still good news:

Reports of crime in Milwaukee dropped by nearly 17% in the first three months of 2009 compared with the same period last year, with violent crime falling even further, Police Chief Edward Flynn announced Wednesday.

Now as impressive as the 17% drop in crime compared to the same period last year, it’s important to note these numbers come on the heels of a 6% drop in reported crimes in all of 2008 compared with the year before.

Obviously it’s still early, and the weather hasn’t really gotten warm yet, so it will be interesting to see if the 17% drop in crime holds up during the summer months. I’m willing to bet it won’t, but I do think the city will still see a drop in crime somewhere around 8%. However, while any drop in crime would certainly be a good thing for the City of Milwaukee, it would most certainly mean Police Chief Ed Flynn will be leaving Milwaukee for greener pastures sooner as opposed to later. Flynn’s star is obviously on the rise, and I wouldn’t be at all shocked to see him leave for a city like Chicago.