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Despite public perception that Prince George’s County’s crime rate is high, it’s actually dropping dramatically, particularly violent crime.
Police say crime in Prince George’s County is at its lowest in 35 years and continues to drop. So far in 2011, reports show violent crime is down 13 percent compared to this time last year.
The county’s Assistant Police Chief Kevin Davis called the decrease a “significant stride” for a county that started out the year with a reported 11 homicides in 11 days.
In 2005, the county investigated 164 murders and 784 automobile thefts, two of the most common types of crimes in Prince George’s, and in 2011, those numbers decreased to 90 murders and 119 auto thefts, police report.
Police: Violent Crime Declining in Prince George's - Upper Marlboro, MD Patch
Seeded on Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:35 PM EST
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