Crime figures show decline
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Crime recorded in England and Wales fell by 7% in 12 months to June, according to Home Office.
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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 proportion of crimes solved by police in England and Wales fell last year, says the Home Office.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraqi civilian deaths dropped to their lowest level since the start of the Baghdad security operation, government figures showed yesterday, suggesting signs of progress in tamping down violence in the capital.
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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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A government strategy to move public perception of crime into line with falling figures is due to be launched.
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The nation's crime rate last year held steady at the lowest levels since the government began surveying crime victims in 1973, the Justice Department reported Sunday.
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As the country prepares for local elections on Sunday, many are finding that the murder and intimidation that once defined politics here are diminishing.
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Sharp drop is marred by a 4% rise in gun crime and a 21% rise in recorded drug offences, figures show
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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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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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Murders in the United States dropped by nearly 6 percent in the first half of the year after rising for four straight years, the FBI reported Monday. Almost all other crimes declined, too.
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Crime in the United States fell slightly in the first six months of 2007, the FBI reported in a preliminary analysis on Monday that could indicate a reversal of the increases of recent years.
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Violent and property crime rates in  the United States remained at their lowest levels in 30 years  during 2003, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Sunday.
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The number of drink drivers arrested in the three weeks before Christmas fell slightly, according to police.
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Prosecutions of nearly all federal crimes in the District have taken a steep dive, with one research group estimating a 67 percent decline in the past five years.
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