COLUMBIA — Increases in the rate of violent crime in Columbia are a persistent, though not steady, problem. After increasing by 34 percent in 2007, the rate decreased by 36 percent in 2008. Now the numbers have risen again.
TODAY'S QUESTION: What can Columbia do to reduce violent crime?
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | 11:12 a.m. CDT;
updated 12:38 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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