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12-08-2008, 03:11 PM
Violent deaths registered an increase of 320 cases in the first nine months of 2008 in comparison with the same period in 2007.
Between January and September 2008, there were 1,807 homicides, and last year there were 1,487.
This information is contained in a report by the Prosecutor General Office's Statistics Department that shows a 5% increase in the violent death rate for every 100,000 inhabitants.
While in 2007 the violent death rate for the January-September period was 20,73/100,000 inhabitants, this year the figure climbed to 25.30/100,000 inhabitants.
The homicide rate increased from 17.98 to 20.5 per 100,000.
The deaths attributed to "exchanges of gunfire" between citizens and the police registered a drastic increase. From 197 incidents in 2007, the number increased to 343 for this year.
Diario Libre says that the report cites gender-related murders at 128 women killed in 2007 and for the same period in 2008 the number is set at 157, an increase of 29 female victims.
According to the Attorney General's report, homicides directly related to crime went from 569 to 638.
Drug related disputes left a toll of 253 deaths, compared to 241 for the same period last year. Victims of robberies and assaults, which last year totaled 169, reached 248 for this January-September period.
Deaths not directly related to criminal activity totaled 1,205 in comparison to 924 last year.
According to the report, homicides that occurred during attempted robberies or assaults increased by 17 cases from last year, going from 80 to 97.
Fights in nightclubs and other entertainment centers left 118 dead, while last year the number was 81.
"Stray bullets" caused nine deaths in the 2008 period and in 2007 there was just one case on the books. In a statistical rarity, personal fighting left the same number of dead in 2007 and 2008, 311, for the January-September time frame.
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Between January and September 2008, there were 1,807 homicides, and last year there were 1,487.
This information is contained in a report by the Prosecutor General Office's Statistics Department that shows a 5% increase in the violent death rate for every 100,000 inhabitants.
While in 2007 the violent death rate for the January-September period was 20,73/100,000 inhabitants, this year the figure climbed to 25.30/100,000 inhabitants.
The homicide rate increased from 17.98 to 20.5 per 100,000.
The deaths attributed to "exchanges of gunfire" between citizens and the police registered a drastic increase. From 197 incidents in 2007, the number increased to 343 for this year.
Diario Libre says that the report cites gender-related murders at 128 women killed in 2007 and for the same period in 2008 the number is set at 157, an increase of 29 female victims.
According to the Attorney General's report, homicides directly related to crime went from 569 to 638.
Drug related disputes left a toll of 253 deaths, compared to 241 for the same period last year. Victims of robberies and assaults, which last year totaled 169, reached 248 for this January-September period.
Deaths not directly related to criminal activity totaled 1,205 in comparison to 924 last year.
According to the report, homicides that occurred during attempted robberies or assaults increased by 17 cases from last year, going from 80 to 97.
Fights in nightclubs and other entertainment centers left 118 dead, while last year the number was 81.
"Stray bullets" caused nine deaths in the 2008 period and in 2007 there was just one case on the books. In a statistical rarity, personal fighting left the same number of dead in 2007 and 2008, 311, for the January-September time frame.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#11)