By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Recent data from the Instituto de Segurança Pública (ISP), shows an increase in crime rates in Rio's neighboring city of Niterói. Uneasy residents point to the lack of policing in areas and the city has responded with plans to reinforce officers.
The ISP findings from September 2013 showed that homicides increased 116 percent over the same period in the previous year, with thirteen murders reported compared to six in 2012.
This data comes after the . . .
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