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Title: Robberies at Convenience Stores Dropped 14 Percent in 2010

Description: Overall, the number of violent crime fell for the fourth year in a row, according to the FBI, which released its 2010 crime statistics on Monday.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- According to the figures released on Monday by the FBI, the estimated number of violent crimes in 2010 declined for the fourth consecutive year. Property crimes also decreased, marking this the eighth straight year that the collective estimates for these offenses declined.�

The 2010 statistics show that the estimated volumes of violent and property crimes declined 6 percent and 2.7 percent, respectively, when compared with the 2009 estimates. The violent crime rate for the year was 403.6 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants (a 6.5 percent decrease from the 2009 rate), and the property crime rate was 2,941.9 offenses per 100,000 persons (a 3.3 percent decrease from the 2009 figure).

?The big story is robbery,? NACS spokesman Jeff Lenard told NACS Daily. ?Overall, robbery was down 10 percent. However, our industry did better?convenience store and gas station robbery each are down 14-plus percent.? Specifically, gasoline or service station robberies plummeted 14. 6 percent in 2010, while convenience store robberies declined 14.3 percent.�

Each of the four violent crime offenses decreased when compared with the 2009 estimates. Robbery had the largest decrease at 10 percent, followed by forcible rape with a 5 percent decline, murder and non-negligent manslaughter with a 4.2 percent decrease, and aggravated assault with a 4.1 percent decline.

Content Subject: Risk Management & Security

Formatted Article Date: September 21, 2011

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