Violent crime perpetrated by juveniles age 14 to 17 is at its highest rate in four years in Albuquerque, according to a presentation to a state legislative committee on Thursday.

With a rash of violent assaults and homicides involving juveniles in Bernalillo County making headlines, the year-to-date data underscores a troubling trend, prosecutors and law enforcement officials told members of the Legislative Finance Committee.

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