Gun crimes 'continuing to rise'
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Home Office figures are expected to show a rise in firearms offences, but a fall in the number of deaths.
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Surge in school gun ranges after minister Richard Caborn backed shooting for students
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Almost 3,000 crimes were committed last year with suspects too young to be prosecuted, the BBC learns.
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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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Police said four more people were arrested Friday in connection with the killing of an 11-year-old boy whose shooting death has sparked debate on Britain's gun laws.
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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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The number of complaints filed with the Los Angeles Police Department alleging misconduct by officers and civilian workers increased last year, a study found.
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The Crown Prosecution Service said the number of cases of race hate crimes referred to public prosecutors rose by 13 percent in a year-long period ending last March.
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Police chiefs and lawmakers are concerned that ultralow pricing is fueling a rise in drink-related crime and rowdy behavior.
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Attacks on security vans carrying cash are increasing, the GMB union has warned.
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Arrests for football hooliganism rose last season for the first time in four years, figures show.
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The number of violent criminals freed under  supervision who are charged with a further offence has increased by 36%.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  - Kidnappings and other violent crimes have increased in Haiti in recent weeks, and Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis on Monday blamed the surge partly on criminals deported by the United States.
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A booming illegal gun trade in Haiti has increased the number of high-powered weapons on Jamaica's streets, contributing to the island's spiraling homicide rate, the national security minister said.
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Plans are under way for a scheme aimed at encouraging people to inform on others who have a gun illegally.
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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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Overall crime in England and Wales falls by 9%, the Home Office announces, but gun crime shows an increase.