Violent Crime, a Sticky Issue for White House, Shows Steeper Rise
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Violent crime in the United States rose more than previously believed in 2006, continuing the most significant increase in more than a decade, according to an FBI report released yesterday.
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Millions of Americans view President Bush as the candidate most likely to keep Americans safe. But too often, real-life results conflict with Bushâs rhetorical resolve.
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Murders, robberies and other violent crimes reported in the United States jumped 3.7 percent in the first half of the year, continuing a troubling upswing that began in 2005, the FBI said on Monday.
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Violent offenses are rising in midsize cities for the first time in a decade. A look at what's behind the surge - and why it won't be slowing anytime soon
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With elections just days away, an increase of violence is casting doubt on the whether voters will show up at all.
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The nation's accidental death rate has been gradually creeping higher and is up 12 percent compared to the lowest rate on record, in 1992, according to a report released Thursday by the National Safety Council.
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A new federal report shows that non-fatal violence dropped dramatically between 1992 and 2002.
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The prospect of a change in the White House tends to draw a strong reaction, pro or con.
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Republicans step up attacks on agency, while Democrats point to the White House as the culprit.
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Civilian deaths from violence in Iraq rose in August, with 1,773 people killed, government data showed on Saturday, just days before the U.S. Congress gets a slew of reports on President George W. Bush's war strategy.
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Every type of violent crime fell last year with one notable exception: Murders were up for the fourth straight year, according to an annual FBI report released Monday.
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City officials are move up a nighttime curfew as they try to overcome a spike in crime that's been marked by a rise in juvenile arrests.
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The murder rate jumped by more than 10 percent among dozens of large U.S. cities since 2004, a study shows in the latest sign of the end of a national lull in violent crime. Robberies also spiked during the two-year period, as did felony assaults and attacks with guns, according to the report to be released Friday by the Police Executive Research Forum, a Washington-based law enforcement think tank.
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Weeks ahead of presidential elections, black market weapons sales are soaring as factions prepare for street battles.
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The number of firearms offences in England and Wales has risen in the last year, according to Home Office figures released on Thursday.
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Overall violence continues to decline in Iraq, although the rate of decrease has slowed since September and a few indicators have actually gone up in recent weeks, according to U.S. military figures released yesterday by the White House.
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The number of violent crimes reported nationwide appears to have fallen modestly in the first half of 2007, signaling the first notable decline in violence in two years, the FBI said yesterday.