[Vision2020] Lewiston, ID: One of Ten U.S. Cities Where Violent Crime Is Soaring

[Kenneth Marcy]

 From an article titled:

Ten U.S. Cities Where Violent Crime Is Soaring
By Alexander E.M. Hess and Thomas C. Frohlich    February 11, 2014 2:09 
pm EST

*http://tinyurl.com/lqjcf4b *

*10. Lewiston, Idaho-Wash.*
*> 5-year increase in violent crime rate:* 44.5%
*> Violent crime per 100,000 (2007):* 125.1
*> Violent crime per 100,000 (2012):* 180.8
*> Murders per 100,000:* 0.0

Between 2007 and 2012, the Lewiston metro area has experienced large 
increases in both robbery and aggravated assault. The area is relatively 
small, however. There were just eight robberies in 2007 and only 16 in 
2012. For aggravated assault, there were only 83 reported cases in 2012, 
up from five years before. Property crimes rose during that time as 
well, from 1,883 to 2,135. Still, the city remained relatively safe, 
with violent crime less than half as prevalent as it was nationally. In 
one recent initiative to help deter crime, Lewiston pawn shops are 
turning to electronic monitoring systems to more-rapidly determine 
whether items brought into their stores are stolen.


Ken

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