Increase in Crime

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
(2 Timothy 3:1)

We are living in the midst of an "epidemic of crime," at which thoughtful, God-fearing men everywhere stand aghast. The corruption that prevails, it is beyond the power of the human pen to describe. Every day brings fresh

Crime in the News

Memphis, Shelby crime rates on the rise again in 2017, report shows ... - wreg.com
7/21/2017 10:08 AM

wreg.com

Memphis, Shelby crime rates on the rise again in 2017, report shows ...
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mayor Jim Strickland is calling the city's crime rate “unacceptable” after a new report shows violent crimes and property crimes increasing by ...
Crime Stats Show Major Violent Crime Is Up In Memphis - Storywww.localmemphis.com
New stats show murder rate down, violent crime up - WMC Action ...WMC Action News 5

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Crime rise is biggest in a decade, ONS figures show | UK news | The ... - The Guardian
7/20/2017 2:18 AM

The Guardian

Crime rise is biggest in a decade, ONS figures show | UK news | The ...
The Guardian
The home secretary, Amber Rudd, at Southwark police station in London this month. There has been a 20% surge in gun and knife crime. Photograph: Stefan ...
Crime in England and Wales at highest level in a decade, with 18 per cent increase in violent offences in last yearThe Independent
Violence soars as crime rate up - but West Mercia Police describes rise as 'positive'shropshirestar.com
UK crime rate rises at fastest pace in 10 yearsPress TV
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Local Drug Consumption Fueling Costa Rica's Rising Murder Rate - Q Costa Rica News
7/21/2017 6:15 AM

Q Costa Rica News

Local Drug Consumption Fueling Costa Rica's Rising Murder Rate
Q Costa Rica News
(InsightCrime) An increase in domestic drug sales and consumption in Costa Rica appears to be fueling rising homicides, but authorities have tended to blame foreign crime groups rather than focusing on internal factors behind increasing violence ...

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AG Sessions Rebukes Sanctuary Cities in Philadelphia - U.S. News & World Report
7/21/2017 8:46 AM

Daily Signal

AG Sessions Rebukes Sanctuary Cities in Philadelphia
U.S. News & World Report
He said he hopes to work with cities to address what he called rising rates of violent crime. Sessions also condemned immigrants living in the country illegally who commit crime. He asked what right they have to avoid being deported. Sessions' trip ...
As Justice Department Ramps Up Fight Against Violent and Drug Crime, Property Owners Put at RiskDaily Signal

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Property crime on the rise in Brant - Brantford Expositor
7/21/2017 3:08 PM

Brantford Expositor

Property crime on the rise in Brant
Brantford Expositor
There were 25 cases of possession, eight trafficking charges and two for importation and production. The clearance rate of cases is down slightly, Liptrott said. The total clearance rate - including violent, property and drug crimes - is 33 per cent ...

Crime rate soars by up to 14% in the Midlands - expressandstar.com
7/20/2017 5:50 AM

expressandstar.com

Crime rate soars by up to 14% in the Midlands
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Crime rate soars by up to 14% in the Midlands. By Rob ... In Staffordshire, knife crime increased by a staggering 32 per cent, sex offences increased by 22 per cent, violence went up by 17 per cent and there was a 24 per cent increase in people ...

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Sessions: 'Murder Rate Has Surged,' 'This is Not an Aberration or a Blip' - CNSNews.com (blog)
7/18/2017 2:42 PM

CNSNews.com (blog)

Sessions: 'Murder Rate Has Surged,' 'This is Not an Aberration or a Blip'
CNSNews.com (blog)
“From the early 1990s until just a few years ago, the crime rate steadily came down across the country. “But violent crime is rising. The murder rate, for example, has surged nearly 11 percent nationwide in just one year — the largest increase since 1968.
Attorney General calls for battle with gangs, drugsKARE
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Delivers Remarks to the National District Attorneys Association | OPA | Department of ...Department of Justice
Jeff Sessions wants police to take more cash from American citizensWashington Post
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Calgary police chief concerned by rise in gun violence in the city - CBC.ca
7/21/2017 11:23 AM

CBC.ca

Calgary police chief concerned by rise in gun violence in the city
CBC.ca
Calgary's police chief says he is concerned by a recent surge in violence in the city that saw a 22 per cent increase in shootings in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year. There had been 45 shootings in Calgary at end of ...

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Violent crime went up more than 10% across Virginia last year, including South Hampton Roads - Virginian-Pilot
7/12/2017 8:13 AM

Virginian-Pilot

Violent crime went up more than 10% across Virginia last year, including South Hampton Roads
Virginian-Pilot
South Hampton Roads was not immune. Violent crimes – including murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault – were on the rise in all five cities in 2016. Virginia Tech criminologist Jim Hawdon said that when taken as a whole, crime rate increases like ...

CPD addresses rise in violent crime - ABC17News.com
7/18/2017 7:56 PM

ABC17News.com

CPD addresses rise in violent crime
ABC17News.com
The Columbia Police Department says it has several ideas to address the increase in violent crimes this year. ... "To us, we recognize that crime rates fluctuate regularly but that doesn't mean we are just going to be at a standstill for it," Larimer ...