By Antonio D. French
Filed Sunday, February 12 at 4:02 AM
In the Sunday edition of The New York Times, reporter Kate Zernike takes a look at rising crime rates across America. They mention St. Louis' 20% rise in violent crime. No mention of the proposed 20% increase in pay for Chief Joe Mokwa though.
In Boston and San Francisco the number of homicides last year was at its highest in a decade, and in Prince George's County, Md., outside Washington, it was the highest ever.
In St. Louis, the number of homicides rose to 131 last year from 113 in 2004. Tulsa had 64 murders, 2 more than in 1993. Charlotte jumped from a record low of 60 homicides in 2004 to 85 in 2005. And the murder rate for 2005 was above the 15-year average in Kansas City, Mo., and Nashville.
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