Murders in South Florida rose by 28 percent from 2005 to 2006. The national average rose two percent.
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), South Florida murders increased by 28 percent. In 2005, there were 883 murders reported. In 2006, there were 1,129 murders reported. Nationally the number rose only by two percent.
Lonn Lanza-Kaduce, a University of Florida criminology professor, told the Sun-Sentinel that the numbers show, "a sizable uptick in murders."
Even though the numbers are up, Palm Beach County, according to Lieutenant Mike Wallace, when comparing numbers from 2006 to 2007 in Palm Beach, it has actually decreased. That came after law enforcement placed more officers in areas where crime is an issue.
Other violent crimes, like, robberies increased, but forcible rape and aggravated assault decreased in both Florida and nation wide.
Knowing that crimes, overall are decreasing are great, however, murder increasing scares me as a South Florida resident.
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