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Ten U.S. Cities Where Violent Crime Is Soaring<br>
By Alexander E.M. Hess and Thomas C. Frohlich February 11, 2014
2:09 pm EST<br>
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<p><strong>10. Lewiston, Idaho-Wash.</strong><br>
<strong> > 5-year increase in violent crime rate:</strong>
44.5%<br>
<strong>> Violent crime per 100,000 (2007):</strong> 125.1<br>
<strong>> Violent crime per 100,000 (2012):</strong> 180.8<br>
<strong>> Murders per 100,000:</strong> 0.0</p>
<p>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.<br>
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