COLUMBIA, 1/7/11 (Beat Byte) -- "Every
2.6 Minutes, a property crime is committed In Missouri.
"One Burglary every 12.1 Minutes. One Theft every 3.7
Minutes. One Arson every 3.6 Hours."
So opens the official invitation to one of the nation's
most unique events, the 2nd Annual Columbia Property Managers Against Crime
Summit, scheduled for Thursday, January 13th at the Parkade Center, from
6-9 pm.
The invitation cites 2009 Missouri State Hwy Patrol
Statistics, cause for enough concern that last year's summit, held at the
Youzeum, featured a standing room only crowd.
"In Columbia, 3,918 Property Offenses were reported this
year, of which 692 were Burglaries; 3,083 were Thefts; 132 were Motor Vehicle
Thefts; and 11 were Arson."
Moderated by Columbia Business
Times editor David Reed, the summit features
panelists that include Columbia Housing Authority CEO Phil Steinhaus, whose
organization recently enacted ultra-strict anti-crime measures
in all Section 8 and related housing authority leases. It invites participants
to "join real estate owners, managers, and residents in a conversation that
covers issues affecting our property values, neighborhoods, and our entire
community."
Experts such as landlord/tenant attorney Steve
Scott; Columbia Police crime free housing officer Tim
Thomason; city code enforcement officer Bill
Cantin; and Signal 88 Security president Matt
Nichols are scheduled to discuss "hot button issues such as landlord
and crime prevention, public housing crime provisions, effective screening,
neighborhood dynamics, evictions, slumlords,
and liability reduction," says Parkade manager Ben Gakinya, who is hosting the
event.
Crime in and around rental property and criminal tenants
have been a thorny problem in Columbia over the years.
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