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Newshawk: BrianTLCPC
Webpage: http://drugsense.org/url/mY7Ym7jY
Pubdate: Sat, 27 Dec 2008
Source: Clarion-Ledger, The (Jackson, MS)
Copyright: 2008 The Clarion-Ledger
Contact: http://www.clarionledger.com/news/about/letters.html
Website: http://www.clarionledger.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/805
Author: Kathleen Baydala
JACKSON'S 73 KILLINGS HIGHEST SINCE 1995
The killings in Jackson so far this year were fueled by drugs,
arguments or revenge. Others were robberies gone bad, and a few were
the result of domestic. Sometimes the victims knew their attackers. Sometimes they didn't. In most cases, both victim and suspect were of
the same race.
Jackson's 73 homicides have happened in every corner of the city, from
outside nightclubs to shady motels and vacant buildings. Some victims
also were discovered in their own homes or cars.
The homicide figure, Jackson's highest since 1995, likely will put the
city near the top of the national rankings in homicide rates, with 41
per 100,000 residents, when the FBI releases its national crime report
next year. That number also is a one-year jump of 57 percent.
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MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin
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