PHOENIX, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The mayor of Phoenix said his city was still a safe place overall even though his own home had been robbed this weekend.
Mayor Phil Gordon said a burglar broke in the through the back door of his central Phoenix home sometime Friday night or Saturday morning and ripped off his laptop computer.
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Gordon was alone in the house at the time. He said he called his police security detail to report the break-in.
"One crime is too many," Gordon said Saturday, "Phoenix is still a very safe city."
The Arizona Republic in Phoenix said Sunday that Phoenix police announced last month that some citywide crime statistics were at 20-year lows.
