CRIME IN MOSCOW REGION EXCEEDS "SOCIALLY TOLERABLE LEVELS."

Publication: Monitor Volume: 1 Issue: 43

Police officials in the region around Moscow said that thereis now one murder there every five hours, Moskovsky komsomoletsreported June 29. The officials said that this was only part ofa crime wave that was now far beyond "socially tolerablelevels." They asked for more funds and more men to try tocounter the criminals.

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