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Article: HOMICIDE, OTHER MAJOR CRIMES IN NEVADA
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 26, 2006
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The Nevada Attorney General issued the following news release:
Nevada's increasing population and other factors are contributing to an increase in the number homicides and major crimes reported to the FBI. Preliminary numbers in the FBI's Uniform Crime Report show the number of violent crimes in Nevada increased 2% between 2004 and 2005. The numbers break down as follow:
Table omitted (The document can be viewed at http://ag.state.nv.us/victims/wednesday/Homicide%20&%20Other%20Crimes%20-%20Wednesday%20April%2026.pdf).
"The numbers are rising in all but one of the FBI major crimes categories and that is just not acceptable," said Attorney General George Chanos. "Nevada's state and ...