U.S. Murder Rate Declines, But Chicago's Goes Up
Posted: January 7, 2013
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TweetSteve Inskeep talks to NPR Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson and Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here, about the jump in the 2012 Chicago homicide rate, and what it means for the nationwide rate.
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