Detroit and some of its neighboring communities are battling rising crime rates, despite a third consecutive nationwide decline in violent crime, according to final 2009 statistics released by the FBI today.
The violent crime rate in Detroit, which measures murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, rose over 2 percent from 2008 to 2009, to nearly 2,000 for every 100,000 people in the city. The murder also climbed to 40 per 100,000, up from 34.
From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20100913/...#ixzz0zQaa1Gzt
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