For The Record

By Melissa August, Harriet Barovick, Elizabeth L. Bland, Sora Song, Deirdre Van Dyk

2,992 Number of people missing or dead in the World Trade Center attacks, as of Dec. 19, according to city officials

8 Number of journalists who have been killed covering the war in Afghanistan

$1.6 million Average amount each Sept. 11 victim's family is to receive from the Federal Government's Victim Compensation Fund

$613,714 Compensation to the family of a victim earning $10,000 per year, age 35, married, with two dependents

1.8% Average rise in homicides in cities of over 1 million, from Jan. 2001 to June 2001, compared with the same period in 2000

67% Rise in homicides in Boston, the city with the biggest jump in 2001, through Dec. 18, compared with 2000

Sources: Committee to Protect Journalists; Justice Department; FBI; New York Times; Wall Street Journal; Treason, by Nathaniel Weyl