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Article: Violent crimes on the rise at U. Kansas
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- March 16, 2005
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Joshua Bickel
University Wire
03-16-2005
(University Daily Kansan) (U-WIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Violent crimes have increased for the third year in a row at the University of Kansas.
During one year, they doubled to 10 in 2004, according to KU Public Safety Office statistics released last week.
Despite an increase of violent crimes, overall crimes have decreased 43 percent since 1997 and 3 percent in 2004. Violent crimes accounted for less than 2 percent of all crimes reported in 2004.
"It's not a significant increase overall," Capt. Schuyler Bailey, KU Public Safety Office, said.
Violent crimes are defined as murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, which is assault with the intent to ...