***HOMICIDE 2006 NUMBERS TOP 2005 ***

Chicago tops 2005 homicide total
Four-year decline reverses

December 22, 2006 - Police say the number of homicides so far this year in Chicago have surpassed last year's total.
The increase reverses a four-year decline.
As of yesterday, there were 452 murders in Chicago. That's up three-point-three percent from last year's total of 449.
But the Chicago Police Department says violent crime is down overall. Sexual assaults, aggravated assaults, aggravated burglaries and robberies all decreased
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