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67 FBI L. Enforcement Bull. 6 (1998)
Realtor-Police Partnership for Safety

handle is hein.journals/fbileb67 and id is 370 raw text is: Police Practice Realtor-Police Partnership for Safety By Kar Leonard In Coral Gables, Florida, an agent is raped at knifepoint in a vacant home by a man who has an appointment to see property.' 30-year old murdered after she left to show a vacant house .apparently strangled with bare hands. 'A Daytona Beach agent was stabbed to death by someone apparently posing as a customer.. Real estate agent robbed outside her office. hese newspaper stories depict only a few of the ncreasing number, of crimes conunitted against r al esta L agents nationwvide, Real estate agnts hae daily, on -on-one conxtact with various indiividual 'vrtuaml straners and put thenmselves al risk every day. They i ertise their ax ailabilit by di, playin g atrail of signs ,usually adorned with ballons ndicating an open house, and remain relatively easy targets to criminals. Personal safety and security rem in important issues. The National Association of Realtors reports an incae in crimes against real estate agent in recent years. These crimes, ranging from minor thefts and assaults to rapes and even murder, occur throu Ihout th ountry. A 1996 report on ther ral estate indu try etinaIes the total number of agents and brokers in the United States at 1350.000. In 1996. th National Associanon o' Realtors consisted of 695000 mem- hers, with females re'presenting 54 percent of tha t 6 FBI Law Enforcorent Bu 10

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