European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday july 27,1986 crime jumped 4.6 percent in 85 Fri reports increases in All categories Washington Dpi major crimes reported to police jumped 4.6 percent in 1985 after three years of de Clines with increases in every category pushing up violent crimes alone 32 per cent in the last decade the Fri said sat urday. The Fri releasing its annual crime Index said there were 12.4 million crimes reported to police last year an increase some experts said May be be cause of More people coming Forward with information rather than More crime. The report estimated that 18,976 people nationwide were murdered a 2 percent increase. Forcible rape Rose 4 percent with 87,340 victims. Robbery jumped 3 percent costing $313 million. Aggravated assault went up 6 per cent. All categories of properly crimes also increased with burglary jumping 3 per cent the More than 6.9 million reported thefts posting a 5 percent increase car thefts up 7 percent and arson 3 percent the Fri said. People whose Homes were burglarized lost an average $974 theft Overall Cost More than $3 billion. One of every 159 cars in the country was stolen and a fifth of All aggravated assault victims were confronted with guns. The Fri said the 1985 totals for Vio Lent crimes murder rape robbery and assault were 32 percent higher than in 1976. Property crimes were up 7 percent from a decade ago. Fri director William Webster had no comment on the findings. However preliminary figures by an other Justice department Agency the Bureau of Justice statistics based on interviews nationwide instead of police reports found that crime Overall was Down 3 percent. According to the Bureau s calculations made available to United press International rape was Down 29.1 percent theft Down 4.6 percent and aggravated assault almost 2 percent. Burglary dropped 2.8 percent theft i percent and car theft 0.7 percent. The statistics Bureau which plans to release its figures later this summer said those violent crimes not including murder which is negligible statistically had dropped 7 percent since 1973. Property crimes declined even further. The Fri conceded that its uniform crime reporting figures show Only How Many victims went to the police and do not reflect All crime in America much of which is never reported. The bus National crime Survey Mea sures reported and unreported crimes in census Bureau interviews with 49,000 households. Brian Forst a director of the police foundation said he and other research ers feel the reports Are accurate in what they arc measuring. The Fri reported an average rate of 5,207 crimes per 100,000 . Residents with a 9 percent increase in the Southern states 6 percent in the West and 2 per cent in the Northeast. Midwestern states registered virtually no change in the last two years. Georgia posted the largest increase with 305,381 reported crimes for a 16percent jump. It was followed by Florida up 15 percent Arizona up 14 percent and Texas up 11.5 percent. The nation s capital had the largest decrease reporting 9 percent fewer crimes followed by West Virginia and Hawaii each with 4 percent fewer. An estimated 11.9 million arrests were made for crimes during the year an increase of 3 percent with nearly one fourth of them 2.8 million for Drunken driving the Fri said. Fifty percent of those arrested were under 25 and four out of five were  the report s other findings for every 100,000 people eight were murdered. The 3 percent increase in robberies Cost an average of $628 per 497,874 of lenses. 21 percent of the 723,246 aggravated assaults reported to police we recommitted with firearms. Nearly 3.1 million burglaries were reported for an estimated National loss of $2.9 billion or average $953 an incident two out of three were of Homes where the resident lost an average $974 per of sense. Larceny thefts accounted for Mostof the Index total with an estimated National loss last year of about $2.7 billion or $393 per incident. An estimated one of every 159 registered motor vehicles was stolen during the year and the National total of1,102,862 offence was 7 percent higher than in 1984. Lawmakers rank at Bottom of class after taking quiz on foreign affairs it urea Hughe Barnes Mikuski Baltimore a two members of Congress from Maryland and the state s governor. Harry Hughes were among Senate candidates who took five question quiz on current events but Don t look for them at the top of the class. Neither rep. Michael Barnes nor rep. Barbar Mikulski could identify the Leader of the african National Congress the South african opposition group or name both the israeli prime minister and his designated successor. Democrats Barnes and Mikulski each got \ h in the quiz scores indicating they had one answer right and one answer almost right Hughes also a Democrat scored 2. The quiz was Given by Wiz to to the 17 candidate seeking to replace retiring Republican sen. Charles Mcc. Mathias. The top score went to Republican Linda Chavez former Reagan administration aide who answered four correctly. The highest scoring Democrat wit three Correct was Debra Freeman a Follower of extremist Lyndon h. Larouche or. They candidates were Given the Chance to say on Theair whether they believed the quiz was fair. Mikulski was the Only one to protest saying i Don t thin word game questions Are really the criteria for what determines who s going to be a United states  on the question of who Heads the african National Congress Wiz counted As Correct either jailed Leader Nelson Mandela or exiled president Oliver Tambo. Mikulski named Jonas Sav Imbi Leader of a Reagan administration backed resistance group fighting the marxist led government of Angola. Barnes a subcommittee chairman on the House foreign affairs committee who is promoting himself on the Campaign Trail As a Leader on foreign policy said the name slips my  Hughes said simply i Don t know the answer  lawyer George Haley another democratic candidate in the sept. 9 primary and brother of roots author Alex Haley identified the head of the Anc As  asked to identify Israel s prime minister bar nes correctly noted that leaders of two major parties inthe country s coalition government will alternate in the top Post. But he incorrectly identified foreign min ister Yitzhak Shamir As prime minister. Mikulski received half a Point for knowing that Shi Mon Peres is prime minister but she did Noti now that Shamir will succeed Peres in  candidates also were asked what incident directly linked to libyan Leader Moa mar Qadhafi precipitated the . Attack on Libya. Mikulski was Given a Zero for answering it was t single act although Mason said that response was not completely  just did t feel confident giving her the Benefit of the doubt on that one Mason said. The answer the station was looking for was the bombing of the la Belle discotheque in  station did not expect Many if any candidates to get one question right where Maryland ranks among tales in the amount of Federal Grants received. Republican Michael Schaefer did. The Correct answer was 35th.Mikulski answered correctly the fifth question asking candidates to define a stinger missile and to say if the United states had Ever Given any to saudi Ara Bia. The United states has supplied the hand held anti aircraft missile to the saudis. Barnes received half a Point because he knew what it was. Stateside Bill would ban smoking on Public conveyances Washington a a Bill to ban smok ing on air planes trains buses and any other regularly scheduled Public conveyance is schedule to be introduced monday by sen. Orrin Hatch chairman of the Senate labor and human re sources committee. The Bill which is being co sponsored by  Metzenbaum a Ohio would provide for fines of $250 and $500 for smoking on an Public transportation vehicle said an aide to the Utah  Bill would apply to regularly scheduled flights or trips exempting taxis and airplay charter flights. Prison inmate files suit seeking smoke free cell Phoenix Ariz a an inmate at the Arizona state prison Complex Florence has sued to Force officials to create a smoke free  is common knowledge that cigarette smoke kills. I was sentenced to imprisonment and not cruel and unusual punishment George Jerome Pfeifer or. Said in the lawsuit filed i Federal court Here. Pfeifer entered prison in March 1982, on seven year sentence for theft of property and serv ices Worth More than $ 1,000.he said jail officials since 1982 have continually and knowingly subjected me to highly addictive cancer causing cigarette  of to rename space facility in memory of Onizuka Washington a the air Force is re naming one of its space division facilities in Honor of it col. Ellison s. Onizuka who died in the jan.28 explosion of the space shuttle challenger. Air Force Secretary Edward c. Aldridge  Friday the Sunnyvale air Force station in Sunnyvale calif., will be renamed the Onizuk air Force station during ceremonies to be scheduled later this  challenger seven exemplified the pioneering spirit that is the foundation of our country s space Effort. Ellison Onizuka was one of those  Sunnyvale facility is Home of the air Force s satellite control facility which is a unit of the space division of the air Force systems come