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Bermuda Crime Rate Drops But Little Change in Gun Murder Rate
26 February 2013
Bermuda Sun
Crime in Bermuda is falling — but gun killings remained at the same level last year compared to the year before.
The latest statistics released by police show that five men were shot dead in 2012, the same as in 2011.
But there were fewer gun injuries, with seven in 2012 and 11 in 2011.
There were also fewer murders year-on-year, with a further three non-gun murders logged in 2011 compared to last year.
The overall crime rate dropped by 382 offences (8.7 per cent)... (GunPolicy.org)