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Homicides drop in Milwaukee by a third; '08 slayings also down in Detroit, LA and Cleveland

Killings dropped by a third here last year, making Wisconsin's largest city among the nation's most successful in tackling its 2008 murder rate. While New York and Chicago saw an uptick in slayings last year, other cities including Detroit, Cleveland, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Los Angeles had fewer violent deaths in '08 than '07. And though a study released Monday by Northeastern University showed black teenagers killing each other in rising numbers, Milwaukee stands out. The... Full Story
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