diff --git a/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/bestpractices/UnusedLocalVariableRule.java b/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/bestpractices/UnusedLocalVariableRule.java
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+package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.rule.bestpractices;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.ast.ASTMethod;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.ast.ASTVariableDeclaration;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.ast.ASTVariableExpression;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.rule.AbstractApexRule;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class UnusedLocalVariableRule extends AbstractApexRule {
+    @Override
+    public Object visit(ASTVariableDeclaration node, Object data) {
+        String variableName = node.getImage();
+
+        ASTMethod containerMethod = node.getFirstParentOfType(ASTMethod.class);
+        List<ASTVariableExpression> potentialUsages = containerMethod.findChildrenOfType(ASTVariableExpression.class);
+
+        for (ASTVariableExpression usage : potentialUsages) {
+            if (usage.getImage().equals(variableName)) {
+                return data;
+            }
+        }
+
+        addViolation(data, node);
+        return data;
+    }
+}