Local Government

Crime not a major fear in city
Resident says violence is less worrisome because it is not random.
Crime in Corpus Christi may have increased significantly from 2000 to 2001, but residents say they still consider the city safe. It may be because most perceive the crime here to be mostly lifestyle related and not random.   "I just don't think that there's a lot of random things that happen," said Beatrice Molina, a 44-year-old Southside resident. "I feel that it's retaliatory, what happens here in Corpus Christi. We walk around our neighborhood in the late evening. It may be a false sense of security, but we've never had anything happen in our neighborhood, and there are always people outside."

Be familiar with city laws
Pets must have a license; minors have 11 p.m. daily curfew.
Police and city officials would like the Sparkling City by the Sea to remain that way.
To accomplish that, the City Council over the years has approved ordinances on a variety of issues, such as littering, pet registration and designated areas for smoking.

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