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Article: Slayings Surge In Prince George's; Homicide Numbers Nearing 1995 Tally [Correction 10/25/04]
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- The Washington Post
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- October 17, 2004
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Prince George's County police have recorded an average of 12
slayings a month this year, putting Washington's most crime-troubled
suburb on pace for an annual homicide total not seen since the mid-
1990s.
Since January, detectives have investigated 115 slayings, an 11.6
percent increase over the same period in 2003. Not since 1995, when
145 homicides were committed in Prince George's, has the county
inched this close to a similar year-end tally.
Officials said they have not identified patterns that could help
explain the surge in killings. While most have occurred in
communities near the Prince George's-District border, no common
factors appear to be responsible, said Lt. Larry Gordon, the ...