Violent Crimes

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 20 days ago
Reuters - Violent crime fell in the United States in 2007 after rising for two years, according to FBI figures on Monday which the Justice Department attributed to better policing against Violent gangs and drug dealers. ...

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 33 days ago
HOUSTON -- The Houston Police Department sent a message to criminals on Tuesday, KPRC Local 2 reported. "If you choose to commit a crime, we're going to find you and lock you up in jail," Chief Harold Hurtt said. ...

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 28 days ago
Just two weeks into the fall semester at the University at Buffalo, the school's Main Street campus and the neighborhood around it have been the scene of three Violent Crimes. ...

Source: www.reuters.com --- 20 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Violent crime fell in the United States in 2007 after rising for two years, according to FBI figures on Monday which the Justice Department attributed to better policing against Violent gangs and drug dealers. ...

Source: crimeblog.dallasnews.com --- 21 days ago
Apparenetly a hurricane's damage extends well beyond their initial destruction to lives and property, according the The Advocate in Baton Rouge. The evacuations and relocations serve as networking events for drug dealers, Peter Scharf, a research professor at the Tulane University School of Public Health said in a speech that the newspaper covered. "Drug dealers got to meet drug dealers they didn't meet before," the professor said. "Young drug dealers from New Orleans got closer to their suppliers in west Houston. There is a stereotype that (criminals) left New Orleans for Houston. The reality is that they (go) back and forth between the two cities." --Jennifer Emily ...

Source: commonlaw.findlaw.com --- 17 days ago
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released its annual report on the latest crime trends in the United States. The statistics show that both Violent crime and property crime were down nationwide in 2007, when compared with data from 2006. According to the report released Monday ( Crime in the United States 2007 ), in 2007 there were about 1.41 million instances of Violent crime in the U.S. (down 0.7 percent from 2006), and approximately 9.84 million property Crimes (a 1.4 percent decrease from 2006). All seven Crimes tracked in the FBI's "specific offense" category -- murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny/theft, and motor vehicle theft -- were down for 2007. To compile the 2007 report, the FBI worked in conjunction with more than 17,000 local, city, state, tribal, and federal agencies -- groups that represented almost 95 percent of the U.S. population. Press Release: FBI Releases 2007 Crime Statistics Full Report: Crime in the United States 2007 State-by-State Statistics from the FBI Report Reuters: Violent Crimes Decline in 2007 Crimes A to Z (FindLaw) Crime Prevention Resources (FindLaw) Criminal Law Center (FindLaw) ...

Source: www.kansascity.com --- 19 days ago
and JOHN HANNA Associated Press Kansas had one of the sharpest increases in Violent crime last year, thanks in part to a 2 percent jump in Violent crime in Wichita, new FBI statistics show. ...

Source: www.azstarnet.com --- 9 days ago
Four teenagers suspected of committing seven armed robberies, a sexual assault and other Violent Crimes were arrested earlier this week, authorities said. ...

Source: www.businessknowhow.com --- 10 days ago
After rising for two straight years, the estimated number of Violent Crimes in the country declined slightly from last year's total, and the downward trend continued for property Crimes for the fifth year in a row, according to the FBI's 2007 edition of Crime in the United States. ...

Source: www.star-telegram.com --- 19 days ago
Violent crime fell nationwide in 2007, but it was more of a mixed bag in Tarrant County. ...

Source: www.officer.com --- 34 days ago
The department spent $1.6 million to put more officers on the street. ...

Source: www.kansas.com --- 19 days ago
It's not the mowed lawns or the virtual disappearance of abandoned vehicles that tell Officer Dan Oblinger conditions are improving on San Pablo Lane in south Wichita. ...

Source: www.wbir.com --- 10 days ago
Clinton Police were faced with two Violent Crimes within minutes of each other on Thursday. ...

Source: www.star-telegram.com --- 19 days ago
Violent crime is down in Arlington, but up in Fort Worth and North Richland Hills ...

Source: www.wcnc.com --- 26 days ago
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Source: independentmail.com --- 10 days ago
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Source: www.bsudailynews.com --- 4 days ago
Violent Crimes at Ball State University decreased from 2006 to 2007, according to the FBI Uniform Crime Report, which released its 2007 findings in September. Five forcible rapes were reported in 2007 compared to 13 in 2006. According to the bureau's statistics, the five forcible rapes was equal to Indiana University-Bloomington, and more than Purdue University. ...

Source: www.thnt.com --- 19 days ago
A year after enduring its highest number of murders since 1990, New Jersey's Violent-crime rates fell at faster rates last year than regional and national averages, according to statistics released this week by the FBI. ...