Does anything work to reduce crime?

Does Anything Work To Reduce Crime?

Highlights A podcast of this article is available on YouTube. What happens to crime studies of programs when compared to the best research methods? The…

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Is National FBI Data A Reliable Source For Property Crimes?

Violent Crime Totals By State

Highlights We present the states with the highest and lowest totals of violent crime and provide some context based on numbers provided by the FBI…

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Hiring Of Police Personnel Significantly Improves

Per The USDOJ-A Crisis In The Number Of Police Officers

Highlights USDOJ: Law enforcement agencies across the country face a “historic crisis” in recruiting and retaining qualified candidates. Are we moving towards the greater use…

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Is National FBI Data A Reliable Source For Property Crimes?

FBI Crime Data For 2022-Increases Exceed Decreases For Most Categories

Highlights National crime statistics reported by the FBI for 2022 (crimes reported to law enforcement) are below. There are multiple sources of information on crime…

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An Article On School Crime Became A Lesson On Understand Crime In The US

Is Violence Rising Or Falling? Understanding Quirks Within The National Crime Victimization Survey

Highlights Analyzing national violence and property crime statistics can cause mental whiplash. Understanding crime in America has never been more challenging.  For the upcoming elections,…

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Canadian Crime Is Increasing-America Crime Is Decreasing-How Can That Be?

Growing Violence in Canada Compared To Decreasing Violence In The US

Highlights Per big city crime dashboards, why is violence in the US decreasing (or essentially flat per one analysis) but increasing for most categories in…

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Increasing Violent Crime

Concern Over Violent and Property Crime Data For 2023

Highlights As crime continues to spike in Oakland, demands for action from city and community leaders are growing louder. Statistics show that not only is crime…

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Fear Of Crime High In The US-World Crime Rankings From Gallup

Did Homicides and Violence Decrease In 2023?

Highlights There is data stating that homicides and violence are down for select cities for the first half of 2023. Ten cities experienced an increase…

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The Quiet Truth Behind Baltimore's Violence Reduction: It’s Not the Programs—It’s the Pressure

Are Mayors Getting Tough On Crime And Criminals?

Highlights “Biden bucks liberals and tells Democrats to get tough on crime.” “We are in a state of emergency right now.” “I think that people…

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Fear Of Crime High In The US-World Crime Rankings From Gallup

What Works To Reduce Crime And Violence

Highlights What works to reduce crime and violence? It’s not what many think. A research-based approach to preventing violent crime. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr.…

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Hiring Of Police Personnel Significantly Improves

Can Proactive Policing Save American Cities?

Highlights There is a big increase in the criminal victimization of urban households in 2021, 30 percent compared to 22 percent in 2020. Local fear…

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An Article On School Crime Became A Lesson On Understand Crime In The US

DOJ: Largest Increase In Homicides-Largest Decrease in Violence-Confused?

Highlights The Bureau of Justice Statistics states that the violent victimization rate dropped 22 percent in 2020. This is the largest decrease in violence ever reported…

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Citizens And law Enforcement

Do Violence Interrupters Really Work?

Highlights Are violence interrupters effective? Does CURE violence work? A respected national criminal justice publication states that in CURE Violence initiatives, “Shootings Fell By 73…

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The President’s Plan for Violence Interruption Lacks Proof

Quote “If our ideas are not evolving with verifiable evidence, they are not reliable ideas.”― Carmine Savastano. Highlights There’s little proof that violence interruption programs work.…

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The Number of Police Officers Leaving Law Enforcement

Highlights Are cops leaving the job? Do we have enough police officers? Are they properly funded? Does the Department of Justice have a plan for…

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The President Knows His Crime Plan Won’t Work

Highlights Until research shows us a better way, dependence on law enforcement and accountability for people who create enormous harm will have to return. Beyond…

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Per The FBI-Overall Violent Crime Is Flat-Murder and Aggravated Assaults Increased During 2020

Highlights Per the FBI, violent crime was flat for the first six months of 2020 (decreased 0.4 percent). The number of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter…

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Are Dramatic Reductions In Lower Level Arrests Increasing Violence?

Highlights Has the dramatic decrease in arrests for lower-level crimes led to the twenty-eight percent national increase in violent crimes? Will cops ever return to…

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