Baton Rouge Sets Murder Record

Hurricane Katrina transformed our home town of Baton Rouge (BR), Louisiana; almost overnight the population in Baton Rouge nearly doubled. The sharp increase in the population combined with our economic problems has helped to create an exceedingly dangerous environment in Baton Rouge. High rates of unemployment, drug abuse and gang activity have contributed to the 75 murders recorded in BR during 2009,...

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Convicted Sex Predator and Murderer To Die By Injection

Tommorrow, a convicted sexual predator and murderer is scheduled to meet his maker. Gerald J. Bordelon will die Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 6pm central time at Angola Maximum Security Prison in Louisiana, by lethal injection. Bordelon admitted to kidnapping his then 12 year old step daughter, forcing her to perform oral sex and then strangling her to death. He was convicted...

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Personal Safety For The Elderly

The largest population of citizens in the United States belongs to the elderly. Over 35 million elderly citizens exist in the society we live in and the fastest growing subgroup are those aged 75 and older. Unfortunately, our elderly are becoming more and more targeted by criminals. Most elderly individuals are attractive targets for criminals. Most are vulnerable physically, psychologically and financially....

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Personal Security in Hospitals and Nursing Homes

How many of you have spent time in a hospital or nursing home recently? Many of you work in the health care industry, others visit friends or family who are sick, and some of us are sick or undergoing routine procedures. Hospitals and nursing homes are becoming more and more crowded and the personal security of patients, visitors and workers should be...

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The Year's Most Dangerous Cities

You better bar the doors and take cover if you live in one of these cities. Simply put your chances of being the victim of violent crime are much more likely if you live in certain cities. After all this is 2009's most dangerous cities. Last year my home town of New Orleans took home the covenanted prize as the number one...

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Most Dangerous Neighborhoods 2009

Why list the most dangerous neighborhoods in America rather than just sticking with the traditional city and state breakdown. Well the answer is relatively simple and makes all the sense in the world. Let's take for example my home town and 2008's most dangerous city! Even in New Orleans, last years most dangerous city in America, many areas or neighborhoods are very,...

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Robbery Prevention and Personal Defense

Robbery is a unique crime because it threatens both our person and property. In America, robbery accounts for over one-third of all violent crimes. Forty percent of robberies were classified as forceful without a weapon. Unlike many other crimes, studies show that up to 90 percent of all robbers are strangers to their victims. There are some common sense things you can...

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