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Florida crime rate drops despite increase in rapes, murder

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There was a significant increase in murders, rapes and motor vehicle thefts in Florida last year, according to crime statistics released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Friday. There were 1,040 murders in Florida last year, up from 984 the year before. That includes 767 murders involving guns, an increase of 11.2 percent. That’s the most murders in Florida since 2008, when FDLE reported 1,168. There were also 7,537 reported rapes in Florida, an increase of 6.1 percent…

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Florida crime down in 2014, though murders and rapes on rise

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Florida’s top law enforcement agency is reporting an overall drop in crime in 2014, though there was a slight increase in the number of rapes and murders. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement report released Thursday showed that all crime dropped by 3.6 percent, mostly due to a 6.9 percent drop in robberies and a 12.8 percent drop in burglaries. The number of murders rose from 971 in 2013 to 981 last year, and there were 10,236 forcible sex offenses,…

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