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Pekin sees 20-percent reduction in some crimes

The City of Pekin is seeing a 20-percent reduction in crime this year compared to 2013.  Pekin Police Detective Mike Eten says there were 300 fewer crimes including homicide, robbery, rape and theft year-over-year.  He says community programs, residents calling law enforcement and police neighborhood patrols all helped to reduce crime