Trust In Law Enforcement

77% Say Their Interaction With Police Was A Positive Experience

Highlights It’s safe to say, based on polling data, that the great majority of the 54 million yearly police-citizen contacts, interactions were mostly positive which…

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Older individuals and criminal victimization

Crime Victims By Age-Those 50 And Above Have Surprisingly High Numbers

Highlights We may want to rethink our traditional assessment of older individuals as being safe from violent and property crimes. Those in the 50-65 and…

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Arrests By Age

The First Yearly Crime Report For 2023

Highlights An overview of the first full report on violent and property crimes for 2023 for select cities and the complexities involved in understanding the…

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250,000 Uncompleted And Attempted Crimes Per The FBI

250,000 Attempted But Failed Property Crimes Per The FBI-Reasons Why

Highlights A count of attempted property crimes from the FBI and probable reasons why. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of explaining crime data…

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Does anything work to reduce crime?

Does Anything Work To Reduce Crime?

Highlights What happens to crime studies of programs when compared to the best research methods? The lesson is that it’s very hard to engineer social…

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Arrests By Age

Most Crimes Are Not Solved-Why?

Highlights Arrests have plummeted along with crimes solved. Do we ask too much from too few? Do we provide the resources cops need to solve…

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Gun Violence-Baltimore Female Police Officers

10 Percent Of Violent Victimizations Involved A Firearm-Weapons Used During Crime

Highlights This article delves into the use of firearms in violent crimes, presenting data from two key agencies within the US Department of Justice. The…

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Older individuals and criminal victimization

Unmasking The Discrepancy: The Overlooked Surge in Violent Crime

Highlights A 44 percent increase in violence per the latest report (2022) from the National Crime Victimization Survey of the USDOJ would be the largest…

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Arrests by sex

Most People Are Violently Victimized By Family Members Or People They Know

Highlights Are non-strangers or family members responsible for most violent crimes? The data is below. We question the government’s ability to lower rates of crime…

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