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885
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Police data cited by government officials show a generally declining trend in per capita rates of such serious crimes as robbery, aggravated assault, and burglary. The increase shown by police data may be due to improving law enforcement techniques.
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1323
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Across North Carolina, anxiety about crime has put the state's prison cap, created in the late 1980s to limit prison populations, under fire.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 46, Nov 1993,
p13-15, por
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1427
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The article points out that business people are becoming more concerned about crime, and lists numerous prison facilities that will open soon.
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10898
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We the People of North Carolina magazine interviewed four veteran State Bureau of Investigation agents, along with SBI director Charles Dunn, to learn about the state's law enforcement problems in general and the SBI's problems in particular in fighting crime.
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11474
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Rufus Edmisten, a native of Boone, was elected Attorney General of North Carolina in 1974. In this We the People of North Carolina interview, he discusses the crime problem in the state.
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15480
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According to uniform crime reports compiled and issued by the United States Department of Justice, North Carolina stands at the top of the list for manslaughter and assault cases. The state is listed as fifth in the number of murder cases.
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24928
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In 1993 the highest instances of murder occurred in Charlotte. Since then, the efforts to reduce that number have increased tremendously with excellent results. The road to this success is relayed through stories of murders in 1993.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 18 Issue 12, December 2013,
p51-52, 54-57, por
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27494
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As the race between Harvey Gantt and Jesse Helms for US Senate nears the voting date, polls show crime is an issue of concern with North Carolina voters. Helms claims he is tough on crime, but his record outside of high profile crime bills suggest he is inconsistent. Additionally, a special assistant to Helms recently spoke out in support of a leading Washington, DC cocaine trafficker who is linked to over 30 murders.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 39, Sept. 26-Oct. 2 1990,
p6-7
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27554
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The cocaine business is thriving in the Triangle area. Looking at the problem from all angles, law enforcement, ex-dealers, and addicts weigh in on what is driving the surge. Money is the primary reason for the increase in cocaine trafficking as the Triangle grows in size. Law enforcement is doing better catching dealers, but more drugs and dealers keep arriving as profits grow.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 7 Issue 26, September 7-13 1989,
p6-12
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27604
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Criminal is a podcast by area broadcasters Eric Mennel, Lauren Spohrer, and Phoebe Judge. The fifteen to twenty minute episodes attempt to illuminate the causes and consequences of crime for victims and perpetrators alike. The real focus is the perpetrator and highlighting their humanity causing listeners to empathize with the criminals as much as the victims.
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28020
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An anonymous Latina woman living in Chapel Hill and her harassment by Bedri Kulla is told to explain the rights that immigrants have in the US when they are victims of a crime. Even if an immigrant is undocumented and not a US citizen, if a crime has been committed against them, they are eligible for legal aid and cannot be deported. Immigrants are often victimized or abused and these women are often afraid to report their abuses and abusers for fear that they will be deported.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 38, September 2010,
p16-21
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31334
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How can a person vanish? How can nobody know what happened? For a few families in the Charlotte region—including those of Denise Porch, Asha Degree, and Kyle Fleischmann—these are more than just hypothetical questions.
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31335
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He was an honor student at West Charlotte, a football player, a shoe salesman, and a role model. In 2007, he was dancing at a birthday party when someone fired a deadly shot into the room. How does nobody know who did it?
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 21 Issue 8, August 2016,
p77-81, il, por
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