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To: Taki who wrote (121589)	10/27/2003 12:01:17 PM
From: Taki	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 150070

(COMTEXB: Nearly 12 million crimes reported in US in 2002 ( Xinhua ) B: Nearly 12 million crimes reported in US in 2002 ( Xinhua ) WASHINGTON, Oct 27, 2003 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Some 11.9 million crimes were reported to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last year by city, county and state law enforcement agencies, the FBI reported Monday. The figure represented a rise of less than 1 percent from 2001, but 4.9 percent lower than in 1998 and 16 percent lower than 1993. Violent crimes, which stood at 1.4 million in 2002, saw a drop of less than 1 percent than the previous year, but murders rose by about 1 percent to 16,204. The number of property crimes such as burglaries, thefts, larcenies and motor vehicle thefts remained almost the same as that of the 2001, with an estimated loss 16.6 billion US dollars. In 2002, about 13.7 million arrests, excluding minor traffic offenses, were made by law enforcement officials, with arrests for drug abuse and driving under the influence accounting for almost 22 percent of the total. About 95,100 forcible rapes were reported in 2002, an increase of 4.7 percent, and 2.2 million burglaries were reported, a rise of 1.7 percent over 2001. Copyright 2003 XINHUA NEWS AGENCY. -0- * end of story *