Prince Georges County, Maryland
Prince GeorgeÂ’s County accounted for 20% of murders in the state of Maryland from 1985 to 2006.[33] A twenty-year crime index trends study, performed by Prince George's County Police Department Information Resource Management, showed the county had a 23.1% increase in total crime for the years of 2000 to 2004. Between the years of 1984 to 2004, Prince GeorgeÂ’s had a 62.8% increase in total crime.[34]
However, as of 2009, crime had generally declined in the county[35] and the number of homicides declined from 151 in 2005 to 99 in 2009.[36][37]
Although crime had been declining, residents became alarmed when there were thirteen homicides during the first twelve days of 2011. This put added pressure on the police department to come up with a way to stop the violence.[38] By the end of January, the county experienced 16 homicides.
Violence has continued into 2013. The Washington Post reported that, as of February 20, Prince George's County already had 15 homicides in 2013, up from 10 on the same date in 2012
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