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On the link (or lack thereof) between solving murders and reducing their number

An article in the Houston Chronicle today laments the declining clearance rate for homicides, which in many jurisdictions are below 50%. Reports Yang Wang (no really, that's the reporter's name):Some Houston-area communities are among 120 cities and counties across the state where 63 percent of murders or fewer are solved ? falling short of the national average ? according to a Houston Chronicle analysis of the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting database. The findings are based on cases reported by local agencies from 2004 through 2009.For some communities, the problem is sheer volume: Too many murders, too many culprits and too many places to hide in a massive metropolis of nearly 6 million people.For others, a lack of manpower, forensic crime labs and simple clues reduce the odds of finding a killer...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 23, 2010 (boomark / email).