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Study says Pennsylvania leads nation in black murder rate
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Jan 31, 2007 01:22am |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
| News Date | Tuesday, January 30, 2007 07:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article.
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"A study ranking Pennsylvania as the nation's leader in the rate of black homicides doesn't shock Adrienne Young.
The founder of the Tree of Hope, a local support group for the families of black homicide victims, has helped parents bury three slain sons in the past three weeks.
"When is somebody going to do something about the guns in our community?" asked Young, whose son was fatally shot in December 1994. "Where are these guns coming from?"
Pennsylvania recorded nearly 30 homicides for every 100,000 black residents in 2004, according to FBI data analyzed by the Violence Policy Center. Following Pennsylvania were Louisiana, Indiana, California and Missouri.
The national rate of black homicides was 18.71 per 100,000. The national homicide rate overall was 4.86 per 100,000.
Nationwide, eight in 10 black homicide victims in 2004 were killed with guns. In Pennsylvania, the figure was closer to nine in 10." |
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