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Homicide rates soar in major cities amid rising crime
A New York Times survey of 22 major cities shows homicide increases in the first half of 1990 versus 1989, with Chicago up 14 percent and Seattle up 75 percent. Washington, D C up 1 percent. Analysts note gun availability and inner city poverty as key factors.
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Ore
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Ariz
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Lawrence W. Sherman
University of Maryland
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Tulane University
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