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Originally Posted by lubicon
1. one or maybe 2 of them actually occurred last year and were only classified as homicides this year. Not sure why those numbers would not be included in the 2010 stats rather than for 2011.
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They correct the data for the previous year later on. If the crime was committed in 2010, it is data for 2010, even if it isn't ruled homicide until 2011.
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Originally Posted by lubicon
2. 2 of this year's homicides were police shootings. Technically they are homicides but I don't think I would consider them murder.
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They aren't counted in the homicide statistics, they've got their own statistics for those incidents.