New York murder rate soars 15pc
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Pastor Dale Morgan
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New York murder rate soars 15pc
* From correspondents in New York
* From: AFP
* October 27, 2010 4:24AM
NEW York's murder rate has increased by more than 15 per cent over the last year, according to the latest figures released by the New York Police Department (NYPD).
The NYPD said 425 murders had been committed across the city, compared to 367 by this stage in 2009 - a rise of 15.8 per cent year-on-year.
The number of rapes also rose, from 943 in 2009 to 1075 this year.
The figures were even more grim in certain parts of the city, like in East Harlem's 25th precinct. The murder rate there rose a staggering 400 per cent, with 10 slayings compared with just two last year.
Authorities, however, underlined that New York is still one of the safest cities in the United States and has improved dramatically since two decades ago when the annual murder rate hovered around 2000.
A rampage by gun-slinging youths through New York's Times Square in April underscored the surge in murders and shootings early in the year that had some New Yorkers fearing a return to the city's dark past.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/new-york-murder-rate-soars-15pc/story-e6frfku0-1225943986456#ixzz13UyZMZL3
New York murder rate soars 15pc
* From correspondents in New York
* From: AFP
* October 27, 2010 4:24AM
NEW York's murder rate has increased by more than 15 per cent over the last year, according to the latest figures released by the New York Police Department (NYPD).
The NYPD said 425 murders had been committed across the city, compared to 367 by this stage in 2009 - a rise of 15.8 per cent year-on-year.
The number of rapes also rose, from 943 in 2009 to 1075 this year.
The figures were even more grim in certain parts of the city, like in East Harlem's 25th precinct. The murder rate there rose a staggering 400 per cent, with 10 slayings compared with just two last year.
Authorities, however, underlined that New York is still one of the safest cities in the United States and has improved dramatically since two decades ago when the annual murder rate hovered around 2000.
A rampage by gun-slinging youths through New York's Times Square in April underscored the surge in murders and shootings early in the year that had some New Yorkers fearing a return to the city's dark past.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/new-york-murder-rate-soars-15pc/story-e6frfku0-1225943986456#ixzz13UyZMZL3
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