Houston Homicide Rate Up 70 Percent Since November
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Houston Homicide Rate Up 70 Percent Since November
HOUSTON - The last couple of months have not helped Houston's increased number of homicides, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday. At a news conference on Wednesday, Houston Police Department Chief Harold Hurtt said he is disturbed by the rising trend in the city's homicide rate and is working with city officials to create a plan that will decrease the number of violent crimes.
Police have investigated 324 murders so far this year -- a 24 percent increase over the 263 homicides reported during the same time span in 2004. The percentage increase in the number of homicides that occurred during November and December are more alarming.
"In November and December of this year we had 51. Last year we had 30. That's an increase of 70 percent over those last two months compared to last year," Hurtt said.
Police have investigated 324 murders so far this year -- a 24 percent increase over the 263 homicides reported during the same time span in 2004. The percentage increase in the number of homicides that occurred during November and December are more alarming.
"In November and December of this year we had 51. Last year we had 30. That's an increase of 70 percent over those last two months compared to last year," Hurtt said.
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