Fewer Violent Crimes in Owensboro in 2012
By: Michael C. Fehn
Updated: January 3, 2013
The Messenger-Inquirer reports the city saw fewer violent crimes than in 2011. In fact, there wasn't a single murder in the city from January through November. During that same time period in 2011, police investigated two homicides.
Reports of rape also declined. In 2012, police received 22-reports, compared to 37 in 2011.

