Crime Cases Down Through Recession

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Crime cases down through recession
There does not appear to be a relationship between the economic downturn and the volume of criminal cases filed in Columbia County Circuit Court, according to statistics compiled by the Columbia County District Attorney’s Office. Instead of an upswing in felony and misdemeanor cases through …

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