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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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Mar 19, 20241 min read
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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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Mar 12, 20241 min read
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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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Mar 1, 20242 min read
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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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Feb 28, 20242 min read
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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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Feb 12, 20242 min read
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Carjackings, Vehicle Thefts Are Up; Causes, Remedies Not Clear
Carjackings and car thefts are up significantly during and since the pandemic, prompting fear and calls for action in many cities. Motor...
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Feb 9, 20242 min read
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Major City Police Chiefs Say Violent Crime Fell Last Year In 69 Cities
Reported homicides, rapes, robberies and assaults dropped last year in 69 major cities, the Major Cities Chiefs Association reported on...
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Feb 2, 20241 min read
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The Complicated Factors Of High Violent Crime In DC
In 2023, despite a large violent crime reduction nationally, Washington DC saw its deadliest year in more than two decades, with 274...
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Jan 31, 20242 min read
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Amid Murder Decline, Violent Crime Higher Than Before Pandemic
Crime rates in the U.S. are largely returning to pre-COVID levels as the nation distances itself from the pandemic, but there are notable...
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Jan 25, 20242 min read
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'Alarming' Washington, D.C., Murder Total Is An Outlier Among Big Cities
Violent crime ebbed last year after a pandemic-era peak in most major U.S. cities. During the same stretch, Washington, D.C., experienced...
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Jan 22, 20242 min read
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Texas Data Shows “Large Scale” Decline In Murders In 2023
Criminologist Jeff Asher writes that Texas crime data from 2023 “points to a large scale decline in murder as well as declines in violent...
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Jan 9, 20241 min read
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2023 Homicide Drop In 10 Largest Cities Estimated At 15%
The homicide drop last year in the nation's 10 largest cities was estimated by the Wall Street Journal to be 15%. That includes a 20%...
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Jan 8, 20242 min read
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Most Crime Totals Fell Last Year In Big Cities; Chicago Robberies Rose
With a few exceptions, many major U.S. cities are continuing to report declines in crime rates during 2023. In New York City, overall...
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Jan 5, 20243 min read
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New Jersey Shootings Hit Record Low Since 2009
New Jersey recorded its record lowest number of shootings since the state began keeping track in 2009, the Associated Press reports. Gov....
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Jan 5, 20241 min read
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Key To Crime Decline: 'Governments Have Mainly Returned To Normal'
The national violence spike from 2020 to 2022 resulted from pandemic-related losses in staff and functionality within local governments,...
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Jan 3, 20244 min read
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As Murders Soar In D.C., Officials Embrace Tough-On-Crime Policies
As homicides and carjackings mounted in 2023 and social media depicted the nation’s capital as a hellscape, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the...
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Dec 29, 20232 min read
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U.S. Homicide Drop In 2023 One Of Largest Declines On Record
The nation is on course to end 2023 with one of the largest annual drops in homicides on record, according to preliminary figures from AH...
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Dec 29, 20232 min read
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Public Tells Gallup Crime Is Rising, Federal Reports Disagree
Reported crime in the U.S. has declined significantly over the last year, according to FBI data that contradict a widespread national...
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Dec 19, 20232 min read
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Poll Shows Americans ‘Are Bad At Perceiving Crime Trends’
Jeff Asher, data analyst and consultant, argues that Americans are bad at perceiving crime trends. In Asher’s analysis, he cites Gallup...
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Dec 5, 20231 min read
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Amid Confusing Statistics, Public Views Crime As Serious Problem
Crime has been generating contradictory headlines. In October, the FBI said violent crime reports in 2022 fell to their relatively low,...
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Dec 1, 20232 min read
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