Crime rate in Illinois drops for eighth consecutive year

Monday, June 23, 2003

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois' overall crime rate dropped for an eighth consecutive year in 2002 -- but two of every five of the state's counties didn't follow the downward trend.

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