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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...
Crime and Justice News
Aug 14, 20242 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Aug 9, 20241 min read
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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...
By Ted Gest
Jul 25, 20243 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Jul 9, 20242 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Jul 8, 20242 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Jul 6, 20242 min read
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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....
Crime and Justice News
Jul 5, 20242 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Jul 5, 20242 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Jul 5, 20242 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Jun 18, 20242 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Jun 11, 20242 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Jun 3, 20242 min read
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Just 3 Boston Murders: Crime Stats Show Community Policing Success
Crime statistics in Boston last year saw a historic low in shootings, with only 37 people killed – compared with 200 or more in...
Crime and Justice News
May 30, 20242 min read
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Public Thinks Violent Crime Rises Despite 49% Drop In 2 Decades
Crime always seems a top priority for politicians to discuss. "We've invested a record amount in public safety, violence interruption,...
Crime and Justice News
May 14, 20242 min read
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Violent Crime Reports Down This Year, Police Chiefs Say
Reported violent crime continued to decline in 2024's first quarter in 68 large cities surveyed by the Major Cities Chiefs Association...
Crime and Justice News
May 3, 20241 min read
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Data Contradict Trump Claim That Crime Wave Is Sweeping Nation
The national decrease in murder totals is "potentially historically large," says crime data analyst Jeff Asher. Preliminary 2023 FBI data...
Crime and Justice News
Apr 30, 20242 min read
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Why Is Homicide Total Falling So Fast In Many Cities?
Homicides in cities are falling at the fastest pace in decades, bringing them close to levels they were at before a pandemic-era jump....
Crime and Justice News
Apr 15, 20242 min read
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Prosecution Of Minor Crimes Raises Questions About Punishment
Under a new Washington, D.C., law, Metro rail fare jumpers who are stopped must provide identification and pay a $50 fine. If they refuse...
Crime and Justice News
Apr 11, 20242 min read
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Study: When People Lose Health Insurance, Crime Goes Up
When Tennessee abruptly disenrolled around 200,000 people from medicaid in 2005 — one of the most sweeping state-level Medicaid drop-offs...
Crime and Justice News
Apr 10, 20242 min read
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Murder Totals Drop 20% In Reports From 183 Cities
Reported murder totals are down about 20 percent in 2024 in more than 180 cities with available data compared to a comparable timeframe...
Crime and Justice News
Apr 2, 20243 min read
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