Aside from problems solving murders, Prince George’s County also tops the list for the jurisdiction where it is easiest to get away with robbing someone.
But across the region, robberies are the easiest violent crime to get away with, police statistics show. That’s the case nationally, too. According to the FBI, only 25 percent of robberies — defined as taking property by force or the threat of force — are solved.
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