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The numbers are according to the latest numbers from the police department, which puts the homicide rate at a nine-year low.
Investigators report 25 as of June 30th.
That compares with 52 for the first half of last year.
Police attribute the drop to a number of factors, including blanketing high crime areas with officers and also targeting those most responsible for crime in the city.
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