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Published: June 2, 2009
Violent crime rises in Oklahoma City, falls nationally
Peter Wright
A continuing rise in robberies and a spike in aggravated assaults gave Oklahoma City a 17 percent increase in violent crime in 2008, the FBI reported Monday.

Nationwide, violent crime was down 2.5 percent from 2007 figures, according to the FBI Uniform Crime Report.

Oklahoma City saw small declines in murder and forcible rape.

Oklahoma City police Master Sgt. Gary Knight said the increased number of r...

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