Nearly half of robbery victims in Durham are Hispanic - North Carolina

“And in Durham, such statistics illustrate grave vulnerability — nearly half of all robbery victims are Hispanic, although Hispanics represent only about 9 percent of the city’s population, according to the 2000 census.

Robberies increased 58 percent during the first nine months of 2006 when compared with the same period in 2005, according to Deputy Police Chief Ron Hodge. Most involved stick-ups, and most of the victims were Hispanic, he said. “

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