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6 LEAA Newsl. 1 (1976-1977)

handle is hein.journals/leaanews6 and id is 1 raw text is: Survey Shows Violent Crime Unchanged Ilie crime rate for violent crime-- rates for three other criies of theft in 1974, compared with 36,925,000 in robbery, rape aind assault-remained without victim-ofiendem contact-per- 1973. virtually unhanged frot 1973 to sonal larcen, commercial burglary, Criimes of t beft without contact ac- 1974, according to a national victimi- and household larceny-rose 4 per- counted for more tlian 90 percent of zation study releatsed by LEAA. eut, 11 percent, and 16 percent, Te- the increase, with persoial liteity The tepor, 1tepared by ithe Bu- specti ely, the strvey shiowed. withiout coutact and it h osehold lar- reau of the Census, is Ole first in a The rate increases for personal lar- ceny alone makinig up to 79 percent, series of LIEAA's tictiuization stuidies cI n d household larcey-ithe two thei survex showed. (Household lar- to provide information on the year- most frequent runies in the survey- eny occurs in or near the hioite; per- to-ear change in crime rates. (ontribitted i large part to an overall sonal larceny without c(ntact occurs 1Household burglary and auto theft 7.5 percent increase in crime in 1974. elsewhtere.) rates also remained essentially the same between the two years, hot the Ft. Carson Crime Program Produces Significant Results A unique crime-fighting piogram blending an aggressive comniiity relations program, stepped-up police patrols, police teams that seek out problets and counsel ofienders and a system to process criminal charges quickl has produced significant re- sults at the Army's Foit Carson in- stallation. 'The Army installation near Colo- rado Spiings, Colo., posted a 1975 crime reduttion tate that included: . A decrease in total ciines by 1,449 cases. (continued on page 12) T here were 39,6941,000 victimizations of persons, households and businesses (continued on page 14) Military poliem an at Ft. Carson briefs two members of a eonitaet team on the day's activities. Team policing is an integral part of the post's crime reduction effort. Warning From Beeper Credited With Averting Riot A beeper device in- The incident occurred ity operations specialist, sonnel Alarm Unit. With- stalled with LEAA-award- on May 17 when two fac- a group of inmates at- in minutes, a squad of ed funds is credited with tions of inmates began tacked the officers in E officers proceeded to E averting a possible riot at fighting with each other Block, taking the keys Block, rescued the offi- New York's Great Mead- in the yard of the Corn- from them. cers and placed the in- ow correctional facility, stock, N. Y., facility. The officers immedi- mates in their cells, Mr. according to the state's When inmates were re- ately retreated to a se- Scully said in mniemoran- Division of Criminal Jus- turned to their blocks, cure area of the Block dum to the state's De- tice Services (DCJS). said Charles Scully, facil- and activated their Per- (continued on page 11)

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