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Crime and Justice News
Feb 9, 20242 min read
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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Crime and Justice News
Feb 2, 20241 min read
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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Crime and Justice News
Jan 31, 20242 min read
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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Crime and Justice News
Jan 25, 20242 min read
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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Crime and Justice News
Jan 22, 20242 min read
'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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Crime and Justice News
Jan 9, 20241 min read
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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Crime and Justice News
Jan 8, 20242 min read
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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Crime and Justice News
Jan 5, 20243 min read
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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Crime and Justice News
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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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Crime and Justice News
Jan 3, 20244 min read
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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Crime and Justice News
Dec 29, 20232 min read
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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Crime and Justice News
Dec 29, 20232 min read
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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Crime and Justice News
Dec 19, 20232 min read
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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Crime and Justice News
Dec 5, 20231 min read
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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Crime and Justice News
Dec 1, 20232 min read
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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Crime and Justice News
Nov 27, 20232 min read
Why Is Gun Violence Rising in D.C., Memphis and Greensboro?
While the rates of gun violence are falling in many places, there is a small handful where it is rising. New Orleans-based crime analyst...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 27, 20232 min read
Since Pandemic, Many Oakland Residents No Longer Feel Safe
The red-tipped bullet pierces skin and melts into it, says Javier Velasquez Lopez. The green-tipped bullet penetrates armored vests. The...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 14, 20232 min read
Restaurants Struggle to Retain Diners as Crime Increases
Chefs and restaurant proprietors say crime has hit their sector particularly hard, arguably at the worst time, as many restaurants are...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 10, 20231 min read
Major City Violent Crimes Down In First Nine Months Of 2023
Reported violent crime totals in four categories -- homicides, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults -- declined in a compilation of...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 19, 20233 min read
Two Crime Measures' 'Confusing Story' -- Was Violence Up or Down?
This week, the FBI released 2022 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data that showed a drop in the nation’s violent crime rate. Meanwhile, the...
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