Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 September 2005 — Page 5

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

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2005 Miss Circle City Classic

Deanna Dewberry of WISHTV Channel 8 serves as the mistress of ceremony during the annual Miss Coca-Cola Circle City Classic coronation event held Saturday at the Madame Walker Theatre.

The 2005 Miss Circle City Classic queen, Danielle A. Richardson is congratulated by her parents Dwayne and Belinda Richardson. Danielle is a student at Cathedral High School.

Coronation contestants conduct a dance routine for attendees. (Photos/C. Guynn)

U.S. crime rate holds at 30-year low By Associated Press

The nation’s crime rate was unchanged last year, holding at the lowest levels since the government began surveying crime victims in 1973, the Justice Department has reported. Since 1993, violent crime as measured by victim surveys has fallen by 57 percent and property crime by 50 percent. That has included a 9 percent drop in violent crime from 2001-2002 to 2003-2004. The 2004 violent crime rate — assault, sexual assault and armed robbery — was 21.4 victims for every 1,000 people age 12 and older. That amounts to about one violent crime victim for every 47 U.S. residents. By comparison, there were 22.6 violent crime victims per 1,000 people in 2003. The Bureau of Justice Statistics said the difference between the rates in 2003 and 2004 was statistically insignificant. Murder is not counted because the bureau’s study is based on statements by crime victims. In a separate report based on preliminary police data, the FBI found a 3.6 percent drop between 2003 and 2004 — from 16,500 to 15,910. Chicago was largely responsible for the decrease. The survey put the rate for property crimes of burglary, theft and motor vehicle theft in 2004 at 161 for every 1,000 people, compared with 163 the year before. Many explanations have been advanced for decline in violent crime, including the record prison population of more than 2 million people, the addition of100,000 police officers since the mid-1990s and even a deterrent effect that terrorism might have had on street crime.

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