Violent Crime Up For Second Year
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The number of violent crimes in the United States rose for a second straight year in 2006, marking the first sustained increase in homicides, robberies and other serious offenses since the early 1990s, according to an  FBI report to be released Monday.
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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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Organized crime may have brought in more than $2 trillion in revenue last year, about twice all the military budgets in the world combined
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Organized crime may have brought in more than $2 trillion in revenue last year, about twice all the military budgets in the world combined, a report issued Monday said.
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Detectors for 'tough' secondaries welcomed following rash of stabbings
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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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A recent rise in violent crime accelerated in the first half of 2006, providing the clearest sign yet that the nation is in the midst of a prolonged increase in murder, assaults and other violent offenses, the FBI reported today.
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Los Angeles saw a 14 percent jump in gang-related violent crime last year.
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The delinquency rate for mortgage borrowers spiked higher in the second quarter and the number of homes entering the foreclosure process hit a record high, according to a report released Thursday.
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There are 900 sex offenders living in Northern Ireland - an increase of 300 since June - it is revealed.
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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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Prisons and jails added more than 42,000 inmates last year, the largest increase since 2000.
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Chicago and New York are about to close out 2007 with the lowest number of homicides in more than 40 years, while cities such as Baltimore, Atlanta and Miami have seen killings go up because of what police say is a surge in guns and gang violence.
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Serious crime rose by 8.3 percent in Santa Clarita last year, while it decreased in Los Angeles and nationwide, according to statistics released Monday by the FBI.
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The Metropolitan Police have made more counter-terrorism stops and searches in the last five months than in the whole of the previous year.
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Crime dipped slightly for the first half of 2007, the FBI reported Monday, signaling a stop to a 2-year increase in violence nationwide.
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The number of violent criminals freed under  supervision who are charged with a further offence has increased by 36%.