Drop in overall figures for crime
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Overall crime in Scotland fell by 5% in the year to last April, Scottish Executive statistics show.
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City officials Thursday acknowledged 2003 crime figures were way off. What looked like a drop in crime to historic lows turned out to be a 4 percent rise.
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ONS survey reveals alcohol consumption in Britain could also be falling
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The number of terrorism cases brought by the Justice Department has fallen sharply since 2002, according to a new study.
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The recovery of New Orleans slowly drags on two years after Hurricane Katrina but one thing back in full swing since the killer storm is crime, particularly murders.
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The number of criminals jailed in England and Wales fell by 5% in 2006, according to the Ministry of Justice.
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Violent crime fell last year, with only a slight uptick in murders marring the overall trend of fewer crimes across the country, the FBI said Monday in its annual crime report.
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The Home Office is falling behind its five-year target for reducing crime, a government report shows.
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Road casualty figures show a fall but there is controversy about their accuracy.
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Americans were robbed and victimized by gun violence at greater rates last year than the year before, even though overall violent and property crime reached a 32-year low, the Justice Department said Sunday.
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A Welsh police force reveals crimes committed by under-10s almost doubled last year, while other forces record sharp drops.
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Violent and property crime rates in the United States remained at their lowest levels in 30 years during 2003, the US Department of Justice said on Sunday.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The national homicide rate dropped to its lowest level in more than 30 years last year, says Statistics Canada.
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Big cities were less deadly places to live in 2004 as murder rates declined in several urban areas, including New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C., according to a survey by The Associated Press.
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A Welsh police force reveals crimes  by under-10s almost doubled last year, while other forces record sharp drops.
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The number of homicides in Scotland falls by a third, bringing the figure to its lowest level since the mid-1990s.