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[From Chicago crime jumps in 2008; murders spike :: The SouthtownStar :: News ]

Here are the updated stats:

2003 – 598

2004 – 448

2005 – 448

2006 – 467

2007 – 445

2008 – 510

For the year, murder was up 14.6 percent, while robbery was up 7.8 percent and burglary up 4.8 percent. Overall, violent crime was up 2.1 percent and property crime up 2.6 percent, with a total increase in crime of 2.5 percent.

Police said one way they plan to get crime down in 2009 is with curfew enforcement, special enforcement units, cameras on street corners and various types of awareness campaigns. They also said more than 2,500 volunteers joined CAPS (Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy) in 2008. (My emphasis)

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