Upswing in Athens burglaries not related to economy, analyst says
April 30, 2009 by LAUREN BELLAMY For The Red Black
Filed under News
Last year, Athens saw the largest number of burglaries it had in over a decade.
But the rise in burglaries aren’t a result of the poor economy, said David Griffeth, a criminal analyst with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.
“Athens hasn’t had the terrible economic problems that other parts of the country have seen,” Griffeth said at Tuesday’s lecture, entitled “The Effect of the Economic Downturn on Crime.
