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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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Crime and Justice News
Dec 27, 20222 min read
Retailers Try To Deal With COVID-era Rise In Shoplifting
Brick-and-mortar retail’s indisputable edge over e-commerce is that consumers can get what they want immediately, and can touch and feel...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 2, 20222 min read
Crime Is Up In NYC, But It Has Been Much Worse In The Past
Crime has risen in the U.S. since the pandemic began, but things in the past have been much, much worse. In New York City this year,...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 9, 20223 min read
'Frenzied Narrative' Of Rising Crime Was Key Issue in 2022 Campaigns
The specter of rising crime became become a central point of the 2022 midterm elections. It was on heavy rotation in Republican campaign...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 9, 20221 min read
Mixed Violent Crime Trend: Homicides Down, Robberies Up
Reported homicides and rapes declined in the first nine months of 2022 compared with the same period last year, but robberies and...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 1, 20222 min read
'Mail Theft Epidemic' Reported as Thieves Steal 'Arrow Keys'
Experts say the U.S. Postal Service is not equipped to handle a worrying trend of mail theft. Officials with Cincinnati's Hamilton...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 28, 20223 min read
Does Public 'Disorder' Mean More Crime? An Old Debate Resurfaces
New York City has seen an outpouring of concern about disorder in public spaces, from minor violations of social norms to serious crimes....
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 28, 20222 min read
Absence Of Good Crime Data Means 'Misinformation And Poor Decisions'
Crime and public safety have taken center stage in many midterm races nationwide, from Wisconsin to Pennsylvania to New York. Republicans...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 19, 20222 min read
Some Border Cities Have Lower Crime Rates Than National Average
The latest FBI crime data once more shows how some communities along the U.S.-Mexico border have lower violent crime rates than other...
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By Ted Gest
Oct 5, 20223 min read
Violent Crime Reports Dropped Slightly Last Year, FBI Says
Reported violent crime in the U.S. dropped slightly last year from 1,326,600 incidents in 2020 to 1,313,200 in 2021, the FBI said in a...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 23, 20222 min read
Is Inflation Responsible For Rise in Thefts, Robberies?
For the last two years, murders and shootings increased in the U.S., while many other crime types remained flat or fell. So far in 2022,...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 21, 20222 min read
Cameras Due In NYC Subways To Ease Fear About Rising Crime Rate
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state's Metropolitan Transportation Authority would install two security cameras on every New York...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 21, 20221 min read
How Abandoned Cars Encourage Crime in Oakland
Vacant lots and long stretches of sidewalk in Oakland, Ca., have been turned into combination dumping grounds for abandoned cars and...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 20, 20221 min read
Violent Victimizations Rose Last Year In Urban Areas, BJS Says
The rate of violent victimization in the U.S. increased from 19.0 to 24.5 victimizations per 1,000 persons in urban areas last year while...
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