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tARLINGTON BAD GUYS)
THE CRIME RATE IN ARLINGTON HAS INCREASED THIS YEAR FASTER THAT ANY OTHER TEXAS CITY OF COMPARABLE SIZE. THAT'S THE WORD FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE ARLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. REPORTED CRIMES FOR THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THIS YEAR SHOW A RISE OF 13% OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. THE AVERAGE STATE-WIDE INCREASE WAS 7.7 % MAJOR CRIMES IN ARLINGTO ARE REPORTED TO BE UP 30 MAJOR CRIMES INCLUDE MURDER, RAPE, ROBBERY, BURGLARY, AUTO THEFT AND THEFT OVER $50.
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.).[News Script: Arlington bad guys],
script,
September 3, 1969, 8:25 a.m.;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1223269/m1/1/:
accessed July 16, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.