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Recession’s crime drop puzzles experts

By Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports

Posted: December 22, 2009 at 4:18 a.m.

High unemployment. More folks on food stamps. Fewer owning their homes. Yet for all the signs of recession, something is missing: more crime.

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Front Section, Pages 2 on 12/22/2009

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