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Murders double in a Va. county and a community scrambles for answers
Washington Post ^ | 12/30/2017 | Victoria St. Martin

Posted on 12/30/2016 11:52:12 AM PST by VanShuyten

... There have been 22 homicides in the Prince William so far in 2016, compared to 10 last year. In many communities, the prospect of 22 murders in a year might not seem like a cause for concern. This year the District has so far tallied 134 slayings and neighboring Fairfax County so far had 18 homicides. But the numbers in Prince William County are the highest in the county since authorities began tracking homicides in 1975. The next most deadly year was 2006, when 16 people were slain. ... Experts attribute the increase to a range of factors, including the prevalence of handguns and lethality of those weapons. They also cite gang activity and domestic violence.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2016issues; banglist; crime; gangs; guncontrol; homicides; illegals; murders; princewilliamco; princewilliamcounty; princewilliamscounty; va2016; virginia
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To: VanShuyten

Heavy in the minority communities


21 posted on 12/30/2016 12:40:38 PM PST by DarthVader ("These lying tyrants are about to get hit with a tsunami of destruction on their evil reign." Gaffer)
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To: VanShuyten; Chainmail

good


22 posted on 12/30/2016 12:57:57 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: VanShuyten

Ask Chicago


23 posted on 12/30/2016 12:59:22 PM PST by stocksthatgoup (Imagine that!)
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To: VanShuyten

Hmmm... now what would the commonality be?...hmmm...

Must be white nationalist Trump supporters.. or guns.


24 posted on 12/30/2016 1:20:39 PM PST by ScottinVA
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To: VanShuyten

Virginia & US immigration problems bump


25 posted on 12/30/2016 1:42:07 PM PST by indthkr
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To: Little Ray

We lived in Prince William County when I was in third grade. I don’t remember having any black or Hispanic classmates. But that was long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away.


26 posted on 12/30/2016 1:48:31 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: VanShuyten

Going from 10 to 22 in a place as big and fast growing as PW Co is not significant. Someone has an agenda here.

“Gee, 22 murders. Let’s move to Chicago!”


27 posted on 12/30/2016 1:48:31 PM PST by Forgotten Amendments (Nessie ... Sasquatch ... The Free Syrian Army ...)
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To: VanShuyten

Spanish Harlem and Mu-slim’s.


28 posted on 12/30/2016 2:22:30 PM PST by Jumper
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To: COBOL2Java

Yep. Don’t take your truck to Home Depot, U-haul or 7-11 or you will be surrounded by guys looking for work. It’s very intimidating. We only go to WaWa or Sheetz or one particular Exxon because they dont allow day laborers to take over their lot.


29 posted on 12/30/2016 4:57:48 PM PST by stellaluna
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To: VanShuyten

I live in Manassas, where the county courthouse is located (Manassas is one of Virginia’s 38 independent cities and is technically not part of PW county).

There is a significant Hispanic population here. There are three large Hispanic-oriented supermarkets within 3 miles of my home. One of the county high schools just outside Manassas is majority Hispanic.

The lower part of PW county, along the I-95 corridor and encompassing areas such as Woodbridge and Dale City, are like southern Fairfax—heavily Democrat. The upper part of PW county, particularly in the upscale suburban area called Gainesville, is quite conservative. The only true swing state senate districts in the state (the 13th and 29th) include PW county (I live in the 29th—the GOP barely lost to a creature named Jeremy McPike (should be McPink).

Not all immigrants from El Salvador are evil. A platform official at the bank I use is a Salvadorena, and she is an angel.


30 posted on 12/30/2016 6:24:59 PM PST by nd76
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To: VanShuyten

Manassas is starting to look threatening to pass through


31 posted on 12/30/2016 7:19:48 PM PST by WriteOn (Truth)
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To: VanShuyten

They all must be violent Trump supporters/s


32 posted on 12/31/2016 10:12:40 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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