As Mr Livingstone likes to observe, a city that once exemplified lawlessness has cut robbery and murder rates by almost three-quarters since the early 1990s.
Study after study has concluded there is no causal link between the reduction in nuisance crimes, like turnstile jumping or aggressive panhandling, and the reduction in serious crimes, like robbery and murder.
While Irish police (gardai) have not ruled anything out at this stage they suspect that a cross-border gang was involved in the robbery and murder, and that gang operates in the north Louth-south Armagh area.
Mark Royle, 37, is standing trial for robbery, murder and manslaughter at Manchester Crown Court.
In addition to three counts of aggravated murder, Beasley was also convicted of aggravated robbery, kidnapping and attempted murder.
As well as aggravated murder - "aggravated" in this case because the murder was planned in advance - Beasley was convicted of aggravated robbery, kidnapping and attempted murder.
He was convicted of killing Liam Attwell in the Canon's Marsh area of Bristol in 2003 and was sentenced at the city's crown court to serve at least 11 years for murder and robbery.
Mr Qwabe, 25, and Mr Mngeni, 23, are charged with murder, kidnapping and robbery with aggravating circumstances.
Mziwamadoda Qwabe, 25, and Xolile Mngeni, 23, are charged with murder, kidnapping and robbery with aggravating circumstances.
He was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court to serve at least 11 years for murder and robbery.
The fifth suspect, Ariel Tejada, 23, cut a deal with prosecutors to testify against his four cohorts in exchange for a guilty plea to murder and robbery.
Mr. Taub told the jury that the alleged crew's fifth member, Ariel Tejada, 23, agreed to plead guilty to murder and robbery in exchange for testifying against Messrs.
The two detainees have been charged with murder and robbery.
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But in November 2010, a jury convicted Guandique of one count of murder with kidnapping and a second count of murder with attempted robbery.
According to a government report published in January, arrests for murder, rape and robbery declined sharply between 1990 and 1996.
Rising levels of murder, kidnap and robbery in recent years have made Venezuela one of the most dangerous countries in Latin America.
Criminals, intending to break the laws banning such heinous crimes as rape, murder, and armed robbery, will not be deterred by laws banning gun ownership.
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Many incidents against disabled people go unreported but in the last 12 months the EHRC has monitored stories in the Welsh media of incidents from name-calling to robbery, intimidation, assault, manslaughter and murder.
Since then, a number of studies have found that youth sex offenders are less likely to reoffend than adult sex offenders, who also have extremely low recidivism rates when compared to people convicted of robbery, burglary, larceny, murder and other non-sex offenses.
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Richard Beasley was found guilty on 26 counts of aggravated murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery and other charges.
Public prosecutors have demanded that the five suspects be charged under the Indian Penal Code with crimes including murder, gang rape, robbery and kidnapping.
After convicting Beasley last week on 26 counts of aggravated murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery and more, they unanimously recommended that he be sentenced to death.
Mr Dewani faces charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances and obstructing the administration of justice - all of which he denies.
The Bristol businessman faces charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances and obstructing the administration of justice - all of which he denies.
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Tongo, 31, from Bothasig, Cape Town, has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for murder, kidnapping, robbery with aggravating circumstances and perverting the course of justice.
Taxi driver Zola Tongo, 31, from Bothasig, Cape Town, has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for murder, kidnapping, robbery with aggravating circumstances and perverting the course of justice.
Such a prosecution programme in Richmond, Virginia, it says, within a year of its experimental implementation, had cut murder by 65%, armed robbery by 30% and the number of criminals caught carrying firearms by 60% (see The Economist of April 3rd).
Under the bill, which passed 286-132 on Thursday, teenagers accused of murder, aggravated assault, rape, major drug violations, and armed robbery would be tried in adult court, unless the attorney general ruled their cases should be handled in juvenile court.
Police said Mr Cain and Mr Bulger had also been charged with attempted murder, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and attempted robbery in connection with an attempted robbery that took place at Longsands Lane in Fulwood, Preston, on 26 March 2010.
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