MCAA Survey Adds to Crime-Drop Trend
Violent crimes reported to law enforcement agencies in the first nine months of 2024 continued their steep drop, according to a survey of...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 241 min read
Black Violent Victimization Rose In 2023 As White, Hispanic Rates Fell
While estimated nonlethal violent victimization fell from 2022 to 2023 for white and Hispanic Americans, it moved in the opposite...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 152 min read
Technology Helps New Orleans Reverse Violent Crime Rise
From a cupola on New Orleans' Jackson Square, Sgt. Lance Lavigne piloted a Louisiana State Police drone last week across the French...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 302 min read
New FBI Quarterly Data Confirms That Violent Crime Is Down
FBI data released Monday for the first six months of 2024 shows a sizable decline in crime persisting through midyear, but it’s probably...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 162 min read
Economist Finds Urban Crime Rate-Population Loss Correlation
Many big cities in the Northeast and Midwest hemorrhaged population in the last half-century. Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit and St. Louis...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 122 min read
Violent Crime Victimization Fell Slightly Last Year, Survey Finds
The violent crime rate in the U.S. as reported by victims was roughly the same last year as in 2022, the Justice Department's National...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 51 min read
Murder Total Dropped In June For 26th Month, New Crime Index Says
June was the 26th straight month with fewer murders compared with the same month of the previous year, reports crime analyst Jeff Asher's...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 192 min read
U.S. Murder Total Falling Faster Than It Ever Has
There is much evidence that murder is falling faster nationally than it has ever before — with the caveat that official murder data only...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 142 min read
Drop In Killings, Shootings Marks Philadelphia's Hot Summer
Gun violence tends to worsen with the summer heat, but Philadelphia is experiencing its most peaceful season in nearly a decade, reports...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 91 min read
Reported Crimes In Four Key Categories Down In 2024's First Half
Reports of crimes in four major categories are down in the first half of 2024 compared with the same period last year, the Major Cities...
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By Ted Gest
Jul 253 min read
Most Urban Violent Crime Totals Drop To Pre-Pandemic Levels
Reports of homicide and most other violent crimes have dropped to or below levels seen before the COVID pandemic and protests of George...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 92 min read
U.S. Was Alone Among Nations In COVID-Era Violent Crime Spike
A few years out from the start of the pandemic, it appears that the rise in homicides in the U.S. was unique, Vox reports. According to...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 82 min read
Estimated Murder Total In U.S. Fell 19% In First Half Of 2024
Murder totals in the nation dropped about 19 percent in the first half of 2024, estimates crime analyst Jeff Asher on Substack. Violent...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 62 min read
Robbers Take Watches, Phones In Wealthy NYC Neighborhoods
At Birds of a Feather, a Chinese restaurant in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood, a man wearing a mask brandished a gun in the crowded...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 52 min read
Surge In Violence Expected As Nation Heads Into Summer
Violence and mass shootings surge in the summer months, especially around the Fourth of July, one of the deadliest days of the year....
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 52 min read
NYC Works To Cut Times Square Crime Rate, Already Dropping
A man attacked with a machete. A woman killed after police said a 22-year-old woman stabbed her in an unprovoked attack near the Port...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 52 min read
Amid Homicide Drop In San Diego, Homeless People Still Victimized
Across San Diego County, homicides fell last year — a trend seen in some other large cities and part nationwide return to rates seen...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 182 min read
Boston Dallas Lead In Reducing Crime With Data-Driven Policies
Boston and Dalla, are championing promising public safety approaches Governing reports. In 2023, Boston recorded 37 murders, marking an...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 112 min read
Will Crime Decline Flip Political Script In Campaigns?
Reported violent crime in the U.S. dropped by 15% in the first three months of the year, the latest evidence in a broader decline of...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 32 min read
Murder Totals This Year Down 18.5% In 260 Cities
Several measures are pointing at a large decline in murder and gun violence nationally in 2024. Murder totals are down 18.5 percent in...
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