By Ted GestJun 253 minExperts Seek Better Crime Data Should Mean Better PolicymakingUrgent action is needed to improve national data on crime, says a working group convened by the think tank Council on Criminal Justice....
Crime and Justice NewsMay 301 minChicago-Based Center Starts Live Crime Tracker With New DataNORC at the University of Chicago’s Center on Public Safety and Justice has launched a Live Crime Tracker. The center says that, "Much...
Crime and Justice NewsMay 241 min2021 Homicide Victimization Rate 27 Times Higher For Black TeensAmong teens ages 15 to 19, the rate for Black homicide victims in 2021 was 27 times the rate for white victims, concludes a new analysis...
By Mark ObbieMay 73 minDocumentary Seeks to Put the 'Sexy' Into Crime DataIn the 13 years since it formed as a non-profit helping local police, courts and prosecutors to get better at capturing and reporting the...