Study finds black teen violence up
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Black teenagers are killing and being killed in rising numbers, but the trend has been masked by a falling U.S. crime rate, says a study released today by Northeastern University.
FBI crime statistics show overall decreases in homicides and other violent crimes. But a report by criminal justice professors James Alan Fox and Marc Swatt finds an increase of more than 39% in the number of black males 14 to 17 killed from 2000 to 2007, and an increase of 34% in those who committed homicide.
The increases for white male teens age 14 to 17 during that period were nearly 17% and 3%, respectively.
-- times wire reports
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