http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0510/p01s02-ussc.html
By Sara Miller Llana
"After years celebrating a dramatic dip in murders in what was hailed as the "Boston miracle," residents have been shaken by a resurgence of homicides and shootings concentrated in the city's poorer neighborhoods. Last week alone, police reported seven murders in seven days.
While Boston's murder rate remains lower than those of many major American cities, its 75 murders in 2005 marked its deadliest year in a decade. This year, 21 murders have already been recorded, two ahead of last year's pace, according to the Boston Police Department.
