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Homicide surge hits East Coast second-tier cities
Philadelphia records 196 homicides through June third week as Newark rises 50 percent since 2002 to 106 in 2006, Baltimore reaches 140 killings by June 10. Experts cite immigrant dynamics, gun availability, and shifting crime prevention priorities as contributing factors.
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