Mayor Keller’s disastrous management of Albuquerque crime problems

In a recent opinion piece in the Albuquerque Journal Mayor Tim Keller touted the resilience of our citizens and some of the technology being deployed to address the City’s crime problems. Sadly, while the City he governs is indeed “resilient” and that it will “keep fighting” the fact is that he is not doing a good job as Mayor. There are bright spots like the “Better Way Forward” for homeless which he borrowed from the RJ Berry Administration, but even Keller admits that “these are tough times.”

The times would be much easier if Keller aggressively dealt with the homeless and crime problems rather than waiting until the eve of his reelection year to do so. And then there is the gem below from the August 15 article, “Old Town Vandalized Again; Merchants and DA Exasperated.” In the article as highlighted below, Old Town merchants want: “One nightly patrol from APD throughout all of Old Town, 365 nights a year.”

The fact that there is not already at least ONE patrol through what is arguably the City’s most important tourist area is simply bonkers and highlights the lack of prioritization of crime in the City.