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Crime and Justice News
Jul 6, 20242 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 5, 20242 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 5, 20242 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 5, 20242 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 18, 20242 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 11, 20242 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 3, 20242 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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Crime and Justice News
May 30, 20242 min read
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...
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Crime and Justice News
May 14, 20242 min read
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,...
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Crime and Justice News
May 3, 20241 min read
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...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 30, 20242 min read
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...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 15, 20242 min read
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....
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 11, 20242 min read
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...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 10, 20242 min read
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...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 2, 20243 min read
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...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 19, 20241 min read
FBI Data Show Widespread Drop In Reported Crimes Last Year
Newly released FBI data on crimes reported to police departments showed a widespread decline according to the report. There was a 13%...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 12, 20241 min read
Does NYC Crime Rate Warrant National Guard In Subways?
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is sending 750 members of the National Guard and hundreds of state troopers into the city’s subway system...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 1, 20242 min read
Citizens Fight Booming Bike Thefts
Mike Pavlik helps recover stolen bikes around Minneapolis. Once, pretending to be a potential buyer, he dressed up in khakis and a sports...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 28, 20242 min read
Biden Touting Federal Grants To Fight Urban Crime
The Biden administration is working to show how federal dollars are helping cities fight crime while also providing for job opportunities...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 12, 20242 min read
Are News Media To Blame For Perception Crime Is Rising?
In 2020, the U.S. experienced one of its most dangerous years in decades as the murder total surged by nearly 30% between 2019 and 2020....
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