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Dates: during 1977-1977
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Whether for profit or for revenge, arson has become one of the most deadly, costly, and, for law enforcement officials, maddening crimes in the country. Deliberatley started fires now exceed 100,000 a year, up 400% since 1967. Last year there were 6,776 reported arsons in New York City alone. In Chicago, arson has tripled in less than three years, and in crime-plagued Detroit it is up 12% over last year alone. But the most shocking statistics come from San Francisco, which has experienced a 700% increase in arson in five years. Says Lieut. James Mahoney, chief investigator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Arson for Hate and Profit | 10/31/1977 | See Source »

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