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| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:00 P.M. EST | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007 | Contact: Stu Smith 202-307-0784 |
| www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs | After hours: 301-983-9354 |
URBAN AND SUBURBAN CRIME RATES STABLE FROM 2005 TO 2006
WASHINGTON - Violent and property crime rates in United States urban and suburban communities remained stable between 2005 and 2006, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Last year...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:00 P.M. EST | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2008 | Contact: Kara McCarthy: 202-307-1241 |
| WWW.OJP.GOV | After hours: 781-308-3696 |
VIOLENT CRIME RATE IN 2007 AT ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL IN 2005
WASHINGTON - In 2007, the violent crime rate in the United States was at about the level of 2005, and the property crime rate was somewhat below the 2005 estimate...
