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Crime and Justice News

Mar 61 min read

State UCR Data For 2023 Shows Drop in Murders, Violence

Several months ahead of the federal release of Uniform Crime Report data, crime analyst Jeff Asher took a look at newly released UCR data...

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Crime and Justice News

Feb 2, 20222 min read

Why Is Murder Up In Some Places, Down in Others? No One Knows

Murder totals rose nearly 30 percent nationally in 2020, and available data suggests a smaller percentage increase occurred last year. ...

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