The Virginian-Pilot
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Violent crime in Newport News dropped last year and police are attributing the drop partly to partnerships formed with the community.
In 2008, the city saw a one percent decrease in violent crime, including drops in the number of homicides, rapes, burglaries and auto thefts, police wrote in a news release. The number of homicides dropped from 28 to 19.
Police wrote that they are concerned, though, about an upswing in the number of robberies, aggravated assaults and larcenies.
Most of the aggravated assaults involved people who were acquainted, police wrote.
Police said they continue to change their crime-fighting plans to help reduce crime.
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