Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, in an extended interview on the Urbanham News podcast, spent much of his time talking about crime in the city and his frustration with citizens’ inaction when it comes to reporting what they know.
Deadly violence in the city of Birmingham is partially the fault of citizens who refuse to cooperate with police, Mayor Randall Woodfin said., spent much of his time talking about crime in the city and his frustration with citizens’ inaction when it comes to reporting what they know.
Going over the city’s crime statistics, Woodfin noted that overall major crime is down except for homicides and burglaries.“Perception is important, and when people hear gunshots too often, people don’t feel safe,” Woodfin said. “I don’t like where we are at all, and I give the city, not just me, the city a bad grade on gun violence, but overall crime collectively, rapes, assaults and thefts, all that stuff is down.
While he takes responsibility for public safety, the mayor also called on the community to share in its own well-being by assisting police. Woodfin said Coleman was with a group of men under the tree when another group of young men began shooting and the other group retaliated. “Urbanham is about amplifying voices and providing in-depth conversations on timely issues with the politicians that should have something to say about it.”
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