Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh
- January 2, 2008
More Murders in Raleigh and Durham, What Can You Do?
Triangle-area homicides were up in 2007, the News & Observer reports today.
In Raleigh, 22 occurred in 2007. That’s up from 19 in 2006.
Durham saw the biggest increase, with 29 homicides occurring in 2007. In 2006, there were 19 homicides in the Bull City. Durham’s overall number may rise to 30, depending on whether a man who died Saturday while on the run from Durham police is deemed to have been killed by gunfire or as the result of his car crashing afterward.
Cary remained steady with 1 homicide in both 2006 and 2007.
No homicides occurred in Chapel Hill in 2007. There were two in 2006.
A local funeral director and community activist dissected the numbers and found that at least 29 of Triangle’s homicide victims in 2007 were age 25 or younger, the N&O reports. A candlelight vigil for all the victims is being planned for the evening of Jan. 18.
If you’ve got something to say on the subject, consider attending the “Stop the Violence Town Hall Meeting” scheduled from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Marbles Museum, 201 E. Hargett St., Raleigh. It will include a youth panel, breakout sessions and brainstorming. To see the complete agenda, click here.
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2 Responses to “More Murders in Raleigh and Durham, What Can You Do?”
so I have a question..whats the difference between a murder/homicide and other times when people are killed. I feel like I hear atleast once a week of someone being shot or stabbed or killed, but there were only 22..how do they get that number?
By Teran on Jan 2, 2008
Good question, Teran. The N&O article says that homicides include both murders and killings later ruled to be in self-defense or when law enforcement officers use justifiable force.
By gskalski on Jan 2, 2008