CRIME RATE DIPS Huntington Sees Dip In Crime Rate
Reported by: Dan Matics
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Reported: Sep. 23, 2012 6:41 PM EDT
Updated: Sep. 24, 2012 8:40 AM EDT
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Huntington
, Cabell County
, West Virginia
The crime rate in Huntington is at its lowest point in a few decades.
According to report conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation crime statistics for the past three years -- are at the lowest point since 1985.
City officials said violent crime and property crime are down by nearly 40% which is a record.
Officials give credit for the drop to the Huntington Police Department, along with a joint effort by West Virginia State Police, Cabell County Sheriff's Department and the FBI.
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