U.S. violent crime up again, more murders, robberies
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More murders and robberies in 2006 sent U.S. violent crimes higher for the second straight year, the FBI said on Monday, with the increase blamed on gangs, youth violence, gun crimes and fewer police on beats.
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Violent crime dropped 3 percent last year even as the number of murders rose, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Monday in a report that had immediate reverberations in the presidential campaign.
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The FBI says violent crime was down by a fraction in Florida last year compared to 2002. Nationally, every type of violent crime fell last year with one notable exception: Murders were up for the fourth straight year.
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The U.S. Embassy issued a strong warning Wednesday to Americans considering a visit to Kenya, saying violent crime was increasing and that Kenyan authorities have limited capacity to prevent it.
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Nearly 7,500 hate crimes, including  14 murders based on sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, were  reported in the United States last year, the FBI said on  Monday.
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Violent crime in the United States  declined 2 percent in the first half of 2004, but there was an  increase in the number of rapes, the FBI said on Monday.
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It&#39;s violent. It&#39;s profane and politically incorrect. It&#39;s packed wall to wall with tough thugs doing terrible things.
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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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The rate of delinquencies and foreclosures rose to 4.7 percent from July through September.
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From celebratory gunshots to drunken driving, behavior is getting closer scrutiny than ever.
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MORE police are be deployed during full moons after officers made a link between the level of violent crime and the lunar cycle.   Full moons and paydays were identified as particular times when aggressive behaviour rose among drinkers in pubs and nightclubs in Brighton and Hove.
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For one hot, bloody weekend in July, it was like old times in the nation's former murder capital. Eleven people died violent deaths over a 48-hour period. One was a hospital worker gunned down by muggers near Chinatown. Another was shot and killed in a drug-related dispute.
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Gangs torched buses and attacked banks and police stations across South America&#039;s biggest city Thursday, deepening crime fears as a wave of rampant violence entered its third day.
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Murder, rape and abductions are on the rise in West Darfur state, the United Nations said on Wednesday, noting with concern that increased violence in the lawless Sudanese region had driven more people into camps.
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US mortgage delinquencies rose in the second quarter of 2004 from the first quarter, but an improving US economy and strong home price appreciation should keep the downward trend in delinquencies intact, a US mortgage industry
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Violent crime by state for 2002 and 2003, including total crime numbers and crime rates per 100,000 people, according to the FBI&#39;s annual crime report.
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The number of people charged with racially aggravated offences rose by 28% last year, figures show.