Big-city murders jump more than 10 pct.
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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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Los Angeles saw a 14 percent jump in gang-related violent crime last year.
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The number of homes on the market is big, and likely to get much bigger.
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A violent crime spike in four cities led the Justice Department on Friday to dispatch additional teams of federal agents to combat guns, gangs or surging murder rates in Mesa, Ariz.; Orlando, Fla.; San Bernardino, Calif., and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Street robbers often carry out their crimes for the thrill as much as for the financial gain, a report says.
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The spray of bullets that killed a police officer and hurt three others this week came from something increasingly common on this city's streets: a high-powered assault weapon, fast becoming the gun of choice for gang members and violent criminals.
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Police probing the murders of five prostitutes said they had received nearly 10,000 calls from the public offering tips in one of Britain's biggest murder hunts.
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An 'urban heat island' effect, fed by the city's growth, is trapping heat and making temperatures soar.
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The number of violent crimes in the   United States jumped 2.3 percent in 2005 and a senior Justice   Department official said on Monday it may keep rising this   year.
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In what could have passed for a campaign kickoff, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday touted fresh statistics that show crime in the city continued to plunge this year.
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In the past decade, a youth gang  with its origins in El Salvador has established a major  criminal presence in the United States, bringing a new level of  violence and brutality to towns and cities across the nation.
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The jails of this crowded, sweltering city are getting crowded, and not with your typical prisoners.
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National elections on Sunday are shaped by one of the world's highest murder rates.
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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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New York was the safest of the nation's 10 largest cities in 2005, with about one crime reported for every 37 residents, according to an Associated Press analysis of FBI statistics.
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Violent crime kept climbing in 2006, a top FBI official said Wednesday, previewing a report detailing nationwide increases in murders, robberies and other felonies for a second straight year.
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The number of violent crimes increased by a larger amount than expected last year, extending the first significant rise in murders and robberies in 15 years, according to an FBI report released today.