Violent crime up in the city

In Philadelphia, last year violent crime was up 3.4 percent, including a 15 percent increase in homicides. Other violent crimes include forcible rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults. Philadelphia Deputy Commissioner Richard Ross said it was important to look closely at overall crime and not just...

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Published inMcClatchy - Tribune Business News p. 1
Main Author Barbara Boyer and Peter Mucha
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 20.09.2006
Subjects
Cities
Criminal investigations
Criminal statistics
Firearms
Law enforcement
Murders & murder attempts
Population
Violent crime
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Summary:In Philadelphia, last year violent crime was up 3.4 percent, including a 15 percent increase in homicides. Other violent crimes include forcible rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults. Philadelphia Deputy Commissioner Richard Ross said it was important to look closely at overall crime and not just violent crime. Philadelphia, he said, aggressively classifies crimes that other cities may not classify as violent. In 2004, Philadelphia had nearly the same number of confiscations of illegal firearms as New York did, even though New York has a population more than five times the size of Philadelphia's.