Subtitles Pew: There is a widespread feeling among officers that police are mistreated by the media. Pew: About eight-in-ten officers (81%) say the media generally…
View More Is Negative Media Coverage of Cops Hurting Crime Control?Month: January 2017
Crime Victims by Age Widespread-Those Age 66 and Above Have High Numbers
Subtitles Those age 66 and above have the highest raw numbers for burglary-breaking and entering and other categories. Violent crime is concentrated for victims in…
View More Crime Victims by Age Widespread-Those Age 66 and Above Have High NumbersUS Prison Population Declined by 88,000-Most Are Violent Or Repeat Offenders
Observations 1% of adult males are serving federal or state prison sentences of greater than 1 year. Fifty-three percent of state prisoners are currently serving…
View More US Prison Population Declined by 88,000-Most Are Violent Or Repeat Offenders659,000 Fewer People Under Correctional Supervision-Big Drops in Jail-Probation-Prison Populations
Author Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and state criminal justice agencies. Former Senior Specialist for Crime Prevention for the Department…
View More 659,000 Fewer People Under Correctional Supervision-Big Drops in Jail-Probation-Prison PopulationsCops Worry About Their Safety-Police Firearm Deaths Up 56%-Ambush Shootings Up 163%
Subtitles Ambush-style shootings are up 163 percent. Fatalities spiked in 2016, with 64 officers killed, up 56 percent from 41 in 2015. 72% say officers…
View More Cops Worry About Their Safety-Police Firearm Deaths Up 56%-Ambush Shootings Up 163%Violent Crime Increased in 2016-Is America Entering a New Era of Violence?
For the best overview of Crime in the United States and links to recent reports, see Crime Over Time-Crime in America. See FBI charts at…
View More Violent Crime Increased in 2016-Is America Entering a New Era of Violence?Less Than Two Out of Five Reported Crimes Involve An Arrest
Subtitles Out of close to five million criminal incidents (4,902,000), less than two million (1,822,000) involved an identified suspect. A massive disconnect between concerns over…
View More Less Than Two Out of Five Reported Crimes Involve An ArrestHuge Decrease for Parolees Returning to Prison
Subtitles Huge decrease in those on parole returning to prison. Approximately 1 in 53 adults in the United States was under community supervision at year-end…
View More Huge Decrease for Parolees Returning to PrisonVirginia’s Record Low Recidivism-Nobel Worthy or Shell Game?
Subtitles Virginia claims to have the lowest rate of returns to prison in the country. Virginia maintains a re-incarceration rate of 23.4 percent after three…
View More Virginia’s Record Low Recidivism-Nobel Worthy or Shell Game?