"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.
The FBI reported that the number of violent crimes nationwide went up by 1.3 percent last year, following a 2.3 percent increase in 2005. That had been the first rise in four years and the biggest percentage gain in 15 years.
The report showed that murders in big cities jumped last year by 6.7 percent. Robberies, an important indicator of crime trends, increased 6 percent nationwide.
Drudge Report: 16,185 MURDERS; 92,837 RAPES A YEAR IN USA...
Cities with big increases in the number of murders included Orlando and Miami in Florida; Oakland and San Diego in California; Phoenix, Arizona; Corpus Christi, Texas; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Reno, Nevada and Little Rock, Arkansas."
That's a staggering amount of murders and rapes a year in the USA. I have no idea how accurate it is, but if it is true, then why aren't we trying to fix it? There are examples of many ways to help this, such as increasing police activities and to get law enforcements deep into the scheme of things. I'm surprised by these stats. Are you?
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Living in Irvine, CA one of the safest cities in the country, the prevalence of violent crimes in other parts is somewhat shocking. I agree things have to be done to protect citizens, after all that is the reason we pay taxes that fund the Police Department.
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