The Federal Bureau of Investigation Monday released statistics that show violent crime in Lawrence and Douglas County nearly doubled between 2005 and 2006.

Lawrence saw three murders or negligent homicides in 2006, versus two in 2005. The largest increase came from aggravated assaults. There were 203 reported in 2005, versus 370 reported in 2006. There were a total of 500 violent crimes reported in Lawrence, more than any other Kansas city except Wichita, Kansas City, Kan., and Topeka.

In Douglas County, there 34 violent crimes reported, up from 19 in 2005. There was one murder and two forcible rapes, up from zero the year before, as well as a sizable increase in aggravated assault there as well. The Douglas County number is sixth out of the 14 counties in Kansas the FBI considers metropolitan.

Kansas University, which reports its own crime figures, saw no real change in its reports of violent crimes.