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First half of'91 brings increase of 8.6% in Kansas violent crimes
The Associated Press
State universities report same rise in campus violence
TOPEKA - The number of violent crimes reported in Kansas increased 8.6 percent during the first half of 1991 compared to the same six-month period of 1990, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation reported yesterday.
However, property crimes increased just 3.3 percent during the same period, the KBI said, so the overall rate of increase was 3.7 percent.
The number of crimes occurring and reported on state university campuses increased 8.6 percent during the six-month period.
The KBI compiles the state's crime rate from reports that it receives from about 300 statewide law enforcement agencies.
It reports them on a quarterly basis, with the reports following the close of a quarter.
Statewide, the number of murders was up from 44 to 78, or 77.3 percent, during the first six months of this year; reported rapes increased from 455 to 513, up 12.8 percent; robberies rose from 1,362 to 1,507, up 10.7 percent; and aggravated assaults were up from 5,291 to 7,12, an increase of 6.4
percent.
Those are classed as violent crimes. Among the property crimes statewide, burglaries increased from 19,513 to 20,567, or 5.4 percent, from January through June this year compared with the years before; were up from 33,022 to 33,809, a 2.4 percent increase; and motor vehicle thefts rose 0.3 percent from 3,855 to 3,867.
The law enforcement agencies placed the value of stolen property during the first six months of this year at $41.4 million and reported that they recovered property valued at $10.3 million.
Among cities with populations above 10,000, these showed six-month increases in their crime rates: Wichita, 6.4 percent; Topeka, 8.4; Overland Park, 6.1; Lawrence, 10.4; Oatle, 3.8; Salina, 28.7; Hutchinson, 28.5; Manhattan, 8.9; Emporia, 3.9; Garden City, 36.3; Prairie Village, 34.5; Dodge City, 0.4; Pittsburg, 9.7; Newton, 4.6; Liberal, 7.8; Derby, 12.1; Coffeville, 8.9; Arkansas City, 0.7; Parsons, 30.5; and Atchison, 9.1.
Cities showing declines in their six-month crime rates were Kansas City, Kan. 6.0 percent; Leavenworth, 16.3;
Shawnee 7,6; Lenexa 15,0; Junction City,21,3; Leawood,27,0; Hays,13,0; McPherson,23,8; Winfield,29,0; Olmsted,14,1; El Dorado,7,0; and Ottawa,14,0.
Among the four metropolitan counties, Sedgwick County showed a 19.3-percent increase in violent crimes, with murders doubling from six to 12 between 1990 and 1991. Shawnee County had a 14.7-percent rise in violent crimes, with murders also doubling from four to eight. Johnson County saw a 16.1-percent increase in violent crimes with murders staying the same at four, and Wyandotte County had only a 0.1-percent increase, although murders increased from 11 to 26.
Reports from the universities showed the number of crimes at the University of Kansas rose from 433 to 468, or 8.1 percent, during the six-month period; Kansas State University was up from 262 to 272, 3.8 percent; Wichita State, up from 104 to 116, 11.5 percent, the KU Medical Center, up from 121 to 129, 6.6 percent; Emporia State, up from 86 to 87, 1.2 percent; and Pittsburg State, up from 41 to 60, 46.3 percent.
Despite steady prices, oil drilling down
New state rigging in July decreases 45% from 1990
The Associated Press
WICHITA — Although prices have remained stable since the sharp drop at the start of the Persian Gulf War, Kansas oil producers are wary of the future.
"Ikeehearing," Yeah, we're going to get real busy," Bill Anderson of Anderson Energy said at the recent annual convention of the Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association. "But I see it translate into intents to drill."
In July, only 116 wells were completed in western and central Kansas, down 45 percent from the 212 for the same month last year, according to information compiled by the Independent Oil & Gas Service.
For the first seven months of the year, 1,179 wells had been drilled in those areas, down from 1,377 at the same point in 1990.
W. R. Murfin, who has a contract drilling and exploration company, said he had been close to the break-even level in operating his rigs.
"They are not extremely profitable because there are a lot more rigs than to drill. he said,
Nationally, there were 792 rigs to drill for gas and oil as of Aug. 23, down 19.8 percent from the 987 at the same point last year. Part of the decline has been due to the collapse in natural gas prices.
In Kansas, where most independent producers look for oil rather than gas, the downturn has been less pronounced. In late August, 33 rigs were operating in the state, compared with 37 at the same time last year. Still, the rick count in the state has fallen as low as 25 this summer.
Larry Richardson, a geologist with Pickrell Drilling Co., said there didn't seem to be any enthusiasm among those in the Kansas oil industry.
Oil prices have hovered between $18 and $21 a barrel most of this year, after
plunging $10.50 on Jan. 17 after the U.S. began its air war against Iraq. And although the prices have stayed on an even keel for months, many wonder what will happen when Iraq and Kuwait return to the world market.
However, Iraqi and Kuwaiti production could be offset by declining production in the Soviet Union and by increased demand.
But many people aren't about to forget the collapse of the 1980s.
"The price is all right, but it isn't anything to get excited about," said Jerry Langerreh, executive vice president of A.L. Abercrombie. "People have seen these ups and downs, and they're scared."
Langrehr added that the only people who are investing in the industry now are those who like oil business.
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