Motorola Technology Brief Sample

THE CASE FOR WIRELESS
In an analysis on U.S. federal funding for law enforcement assistance programs in the 2009 fiscal year, the International Association for Chiefs of Police (IACP) notes that, “funding levels for…programs that are designed to assist state, tribal and local law enforcement agencies in their efforts to combat crime and terrorism were reduced by nearly $1.98 billion, or 60 percent, when compared to FY 2008.”

The report further notes that this reduction in funding comes at a time when, although crime levels tend to fluctuate from community to community, over ten million citizens are affected by crime in the United States each year. According to the report, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s “Crime Clock” for 2006 states that one murder occurred every 30.9 minutes; one rape every 5.7 minutes; one robbery every 1.2 minutes; and one aggravated assault every 36.6 seconds. Property crimes are even more common. The “Crime Clock” reports that one burglary occurred every 14.4 seconds; one larceny or theft every 4.8 seconds and one car theft every 26.4 seconds.