Violent crime drops for third consecutive year in Newport News
January 22, 2009 | Virginia News
Violent crime in Newport News dropped last year and police are attributing the drop partly to partnerships formed with the community.
In 2008, the city saw a one percent decrease in violent crime, including drops in the number of homicides, rapes, burglaries and auto thefts, police wrote in a news release. The number of homicides dropped from 28 to 19.
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