NewsWhore
09-08-2006, 04:10 PM
The murder rate in the Dominican Republic dropped by 43.58% between June and August. Attorney General Radhames Jimenez Pena attributes the reduction to the success of the security measures recently adopted by the government. Diario Libre quotes a report by the AG's department stating that the number of violent deaths during July was 187 and in August 123, the lowest so far this year. In June, before the measures went into effect, the number of violent deaths was 218, the highest over the last eight months. In May there were 211 murders. The press release indicates that the effectiveness of the measures supports the position of those who do not want them to be changed. The new measures require businesses that sell alcoholic drinks to close at midnight from Sunday to Thursday, and at 2:00am on Friday, Saturday and holiday evenings.
According to the report, which was presented at a press conference, most of the deaths were people between the ages of 18 to 34 in the National District, San Cristobal, Santiago, San Pedro de Macoris and Duarte province (San Francisco de Macoris).
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According to the report, which was presented at a press conference, most of the deaths were people between the ages of 18 to 34 in the National District, San Cristobal, Santiago, San Pedro de Macoris and Duarte province (San Francisco de Macoris).
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#11)