Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Violent crime 'much greater' now

Link to August 19 Rockford Register Star article.

Excerpt:
A lawyer, a stay-at-home dad, an aspiring artist, a barkeep and a caregiver are among the 14 people who were killed in Winnebago County so far this year.

Some were shot. Some were stabbed. Some were beaten. One had a heart attack and died after someone pointed a gun at him.Some lived in Rockford their whole lives. Some moved here as children, grew up and had children of their own. They range in age from 18 to 75, and sometime between Jan. 1 and today, they were killed.

Rockford homicides
13 in 2008 (to date)
20 in 2007
19 in 2006
20 in 2005
8 in 2004
13 in 2003
21 in 2002
11 in 2001

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