Why Is D.C. A Homicide Outlier, With Murders Up 27% This Year?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington, D.C., officials could safely say the nation’s capital was not alone in struggling to reduce...
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Aug 8, 20231 min read
Oakland Crime Causing Alarm, Police Union Seeks More Officers
Oakland, Cal., police are advising residents to take added security measures amid a surge in crime, CNN reports. Some unnerved residents...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 7, 20231 min read
D.C. Homicide Total Jumps, One Official Calls For National Guard
A surge of shootings in Washington, D.C., that left 13 people dead in the first five days of August has rattled neighborhoods across the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 10, 20232 min read
Violent Crime Declines Amid Police Staffing Shortages
Listening to politicians, reading headlines, or watching local television news with its motto “if it bleeds it leads,” one might think...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 7, 20232 min read
Shootings in New York Drop as Surge of Violence Eases Nationally
Shootings in New York City dropped by about 25 percent through the first half of this year compared with last year, extending a downward...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 29, 20232 min read
U.S. Gun Homicides Rival Record Totals From The 1990s
The U.S. witnessed five mass shootings each Independence Day on average over the past decade. more than on any other day of the year. In...
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Crime and Justice News
May 22, 20232 min read
Crime On Public Transit Rises As Cities Increase Police Presence
Fears of violence on public transit have caused alarm around the U.S., Scripps News reports. A national outcry was ignited by the death...
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Crime and Justice News
May 10, 20232 min read
With Reliable Data Lacking, Crime Rise Of 2020-21 May Be Reversing
Murder and violent crime in the U.S. rose sharply in 2020 and 2021, though some trends may have begun to reverse last year. The extent of...
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Crime and Justice News
May 5, 20231 min read
Crime, 'Deteriorating Situation,' Prompt S.F. Nordstrom Closures
Nordstrom will close both of its stores in downtown San Francisco over “the deteriorating situation” in the area, becoming the latest...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 14, 20232 min read
Arrest In Lee Stabbing Won't Stop Debate On San Francisco Crime
Last week, San Francisco woke to shocking news of the death of Bob Lee, the 43-year-old founder of the popular Cash App. Police had found...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 11, 20232 min read
Council On Criminal Justice Starts Crime Trends Working Group
The think tank Council on Criminal Justice has created a crime trends working group "to explore and explain current crime trends and...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 10, 20232 min read
Homicide Totals Fall 10% In Early-2023 Survey Of Big U.S. Cities
Earlier this year, preliminary data from New Orleans-based AH Analytics based on data from about 100 big U.S. cities indicated that after...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 3, 20232 min read
Workers Fear Downtown Crime, But It Is Not On The Rise There
Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic emptied them, downtowns are still hurting. White-collar workers are back in their...
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By Heaven LaMartz
Apr 3, 20232 min read
How Political Instability Affects Rise In U.S. Homicide Rate
The U.S. could be facing more increases in violent crime during a period of serious political divisions, says Ohio State University...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 28, 20231 min read
U.S. Senate Aide Stabbed As GOP Examines D.C. Crime
An aide to Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was stabbed in Washington, D.C., and treated for life-threatening injuries. Police arrested Glynn Neal,...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 20, 20232 min read
Homelessness Helps Drive Rising Los Angeles Crime Numbers
For years, Los Angeles residents have complained about growing crime – from catalytic converter theft to stolen packages, or far worse –...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 3, 20232 min read
Police Chiefs Compilation Confirms That Big-City Killings Fell Last Year
Homicides fell in many large cities last year but were still above pre-pandemic levels. The number of killings dropped five percent in 70...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 6, 20232 min read
NYC Major Crimes Increased Last Year; Murders Down 11%
Reported murders in New York City last year dropped 11 percent from 2021, but the largest city still recorded an overall increase in...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 30, 20222 min read
Murders Down This Year In Big Cities; Will The Trend Continue?
At the start of this year, crime trends looked grim. Murders in the U.S. had spiked at a record speed in 2020 and increased further in...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 27, 20222 min read
NYC Reports Rise In Attacks On And By Youth Under 18
New York City is experiencing an increasing number of attacks on and by children this year, even as gun violence as a whole decreased....
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