PG-Politics: Recent Prince George's County News (10 Nov 2009)

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

GAZETTE: Coaches' accountability questioned after Crossland fight; Dismissals were warranted, school & athletic offi .. http://bit.ly/3Rvhwe
Diamondback: Police arrest student in Friday’s stabbing 21-year-old charged with three counts of assault http://bit.ly/x3hSh
POST: Two men shot in Forestville http://bit.ly/V0fCl
rt @WTOP 12 charged with stealing PGCMLS library books worth $87K http://bit.ly/3QkTis

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Homicides: Map & address links from Chris Nelson's homicide map site & Feed
Year	Total	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Every
2009	95*	8	12	10	5	7	12	8	8	7	5	2	11*	92 hours
2008	134*	12	8	10	14	13	14	8	11	8	13	15	8	66 hours
2007	142*	16	5	21	14	10	7	10	16	8	10	13	12*	62 hours
2006	134?	11	8	8	8	12	14	8	10	15	10	15	14	65 hours
2005	173?*	18	12	13	12	18	16	16	13	16	15	13	12	51 hours
2004	148?*	8	8	8	11	17	15	16	16	13	14	15	11	59 hours
* Incomplete (2009) or inconsistent reports (2004-2009); updated 2 Jan 2010
Long term (6 year) average: One homicide every 73 hours