] Comparing categories of crime in 2003 and 2002: ] ] Murders were up to 7.1 per 100,000 people, from 6.1. ] ] Rapes were up to 23.9 per 100,000, from 22.4. ] ] Robberies were up to 153.3 per 100,000, from 147.2. ] ] Property crimes - the category that includes ] burglaries, larcenies and car thefts - were up to ] 3,953.5 per 100,000, from 3,754.4. Woohoo!!! Can I invest in this stuff? ] Georgia's shifts in crime are consistent with what's ] happening nationally, said Ryan King, an associate ] researcher with the Washington-based Sentencing Project, ] which monitors sentencing and the criminal justice ] system. What? See next meme for more details. Georgia continues to kick ass at crime! |