Key factor in murder trends: youth, gang violence.
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Some cities are seeing a drop in the number of officers on the beat and a shift in police resources to fight terror.
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Big-city murders rose sharply in 2006 as violent crime increased nationally for the second straight year, the FBI reported Monday. Homicides committed in small towns and mid-size cities took a dramatic downswing &#151; resulting in an overall 0.3 percent increase in the murder rate across the country, the new preliminary data show.
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Gabe: You might have seen this story on CNN about the teens that murdered a homeless guy and then equated it to the sort of thrill one might get from a violent video game. There will be plenty of articles focusing on these kids and their crime. I"d like to take a second and talk about the parents of these teenagers instead. It is the job of a parent to teach their children certain rules. Obviously the rules themselves and the emphasis each family places on them will vary, but there are certain universal constants that these parents obviously failed to pass on.
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"They are traumatized because of the violence they face every day and they don't have the skills to deal with it"  It is a tragedy becoming too familiar for a country where gun crime is still relatively uncommon and where limits on gun ownership are strict _ an 11-year-old boy shot to death, allegedly by a hooded teenager on a BMX bicycle.Rhys Jones, a cherubic-faced boy who liked playing tag and video games, was in a pub's parking lot kicking a soccer ball around with friends Wednesday when two youths rode by and fired shots.Rhys died of a single bullet wound to the neck, the latest victim in a rising wave of youth violence that is sparking soul-searching about why some British children stray into lawlessness. Read more
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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.
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Young people who are believed to be at risk of becoming offenders will be targeted in a new police initiative.
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Two high-profile murders of young women which took place more than 30 years ago have been linked by DNA evidence. Scotland Yard are hoping that the link could lead to the solving of the murders of a Playboy bunny and a schoolgirl.
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Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 16- to 20-year-olds, with about 5,500 teenage drivers or passengers dying each year.
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As violent crime rates continue to drop, experts look for explanations -- and signs of whether the decline is permanent
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Murder rates for 2004 decline in many cities, but gang violence leads to some exceptions.
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Gun violence rose sharply in the District in 2007, with the number of homicides jumping 7 percent after several years of decline.
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As violent crime rates continue to drop, experts look for explanations  -  and signs of whether the decline is permanent
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Six men have been found murdered in  Mexico in two incidents that appear to reflect a recent surge  in violence between rival drug gangs.
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Nearly half a million Brazilians were murdered in the past decade but the homicide rate is gradually falling due to better social welfare, more policing and fewer firearms, a study said on Tuesday.
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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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Murders of children in U.S. military  families in North Carolina were more than double the state  average over a 15-year period, according to a study released on  Thursday.
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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.