Rape Up, While Murders Down in 2004

[Racingwolf]

WASHINGTON -- Murders across the United States fell for the first time in five years, while rapes increased slightly last year, the FBI reported Monday.

Overall, the number of violent crimes, which also include aggravated assaults and robberies, fell by 1.2 percent last year. Property crimes _ burglaries, larceny/theft and car theft _ dropped 1.1 percent in 2004, compared to 2003.

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94,635 rapes. That is appalling!

 

[vraiblonde]

94,635 rapes. That is appalling!

What's appalling is that you didn't find a way to tie it into Bush's tax cuts or the illegal war.

You're slipping, buddy.

 

[terbear1225]

what's truly appalling is that a significant number of rapes go unreported and aren't counted in that number.