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By Kent Scheidegger et al.

Crime Down in 2007: Preliminary figures reported by the FBI indicate that crime was down nationally in 2007. An Associated Press story by Michael J. Sniffen reports that violent crime declined by 1.4% and property crimes dropped by 2.3% last year. The FBI report, available here, showed that homicides in large cities plunged by 9.8%. ACLU Expansion: Funded by George Soros, et al., the ACLU is planning a major expansion in "relatively conservative states," reports David Crary for AP. Among the "social justice" issues to be boosted by this expansion is ensuring that justice is not carried out for the worst murderers. Root and Branch Causes?: In Millville, NJ, Alexander McCartney, "a forester with the state Department of Enviromental Protection, said studies have shown that an increase in a city's canopy can provide heat relief, cleaner air, higher property values and can even help reduce crime," reports Edward Van Embden of the Press of Atlantic City...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on June 09, 2008 (boomark / email).