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Article: Half of all violent crimes and a third of property crimes were repor ted to law enforcement agencies in 2000.
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- March 10, 2003
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M2 PRESSWIRE-10 March 2003-US DEPT OF JUSTICE: Half of all violent crimes and a third of property crimes were repor ted to law enforcement agencies in 2000(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Washington, D.C -- About one-half of all violent crimes committed against U.S. residents 12 years old and older during 2000 were reported to law enforcement authorities, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported. During the same year, approximately one-third of all personal and household property crimes were brought to police attention.
BJS estimated there were 6.2 million violent crimes rapes, sexual assaults, ...