Greensboro crime rate holds steady in 2006
The past year was tumultuous for the Greensboro Police Department, but the city's crime rate was virtually unchanged from 2005. The number of "Part 1 offenses" -- murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larcency and auto theft -- increased 0.5 percent, according to department stats.
That did bring the total number to the highest level since 1998. Crime took a substantial dip in 1999 and 2000 and has been inching back up since then.
There were 30 homicides recorded in the city last year, compared to 32 in 2005. The average for the past 10 years is 25.7.
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