violent crime Highlights There may be a glimmer of hope that crime and citizen perceptions may be getting better. An overview of recent polls as…
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Violent Crime Stats Explained-Violence Down For 2018
Highlights Per the FBI, there is a decrease of 4.3 percent in the number of violent crimes brought to their attention for the first 6…
View More Violent Crime Stats Explained-Violence Down For 2018Crime Will Play A Major Role in the Midterm Elections
Crime and Congress Highlights 78 percent of Americans worry about crime and violence a great deal or a fair amount, the same as health…
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Police Strategies Reduce Crime-New Study
Observations A podcast of this article is available on YouTube. This may be considered “the” definitive study of policing tactics as I update this article…
View More Police Strategies Reduce Crime-New StudyCan Communities Control Crime? The Baltimore Experiment
Subtitles “Are you saying you can’t keep your hood safe?” Cops want communities to take responsibility for their own crime problems. Gang members called Ceasefire…
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“They Can’t Touch the Criminals. They Know They’re Untouchable.” Public Opinion and Crime
If offenders really believe that they are beyond the control of society and the justice system, and if we refuse to send clear messages,…
View More “They Can’t Touch the Criminals. They Know They’re Untouchable.” Public Opinion and CrimeCrime Is “Not Out of Control” Versus Record Homicides, Fear and Gun Purchases. Who’s Right?
Subtitles Violent Crime Increased in 2015. Crime has taken on a political context in the presidential election. Is that framework is affecting objective analysis and…
View More Crime Is “Not Out of Control” Versus Record Homicides, Fear and Gun Purchases. Who’s Right?Americans Worry About Increasing Crime- Bill Clinton Defends Mass Incarceration
American concern about crime is at record levels (highest in 15 years) while former President Bill Clinton powerfully defends mass incarceration. These two issues capped…
View More Americans Worry About Increasing Crime- Bill Clinton Defends Mass IncarcerationJuvenile Delinquency Cases Decline in the US
In 2011 (latest data) juvenile courts in the United States handled more than 1.2 million delinquency cases that involved juveniles charged with criminal law violations. From 1985…
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For a comprehensive overview of crime in the Unites States, see https://www.crimeinamerica.net/crime-rates-united-states/ For a comprehensive analysis of crime in cities and states, see https://www.crimeinamerica.net/city-crime-rates-top-ten-cities/ Preliminary figures indicate…
View More Crime in America Decreases in 2014Violent Crime Declines 70 Percent. Crime Rates and Totals–United States–Crime in America
Updated, September, 2011 There are two primary sources for crime data in the United States. The first is crime reported to law enforcement agencies, processed…
View More Violent Crime Declines 70 Percent. Crime Rates and Totals–United States–Crime in AmericaDo declines in school dropout rates affect crime?
Crime in America The data presented below is from “Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 1972–2008” from the US…
View More Do declines in school dropout rates affect crime?Use of cell phones cuts crime
Crime in America Last January we credited the use of cell phones with reductions in crime. We said, “There are some within the crime prevention…
View More Use of cell phones cuts crimeCorrectional Programs Reduce Crime-Update-Two New Programs Offered
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View More Correctional Programs Reduce Crime-Update-Two New Programs OfferedThe Amazing Twenty-Year Drop in American Violent Crime Continues: December 2010 Update
Crime in America.Net staff. Dear Readers: The FBI today released data for the first six months of 2010. The numbers reveal a continuing decrease in…
View More The Amazing Twenty-Year Drop in American Violent Crime Continues: December 2010 UpdateCrime in mid-size metropolitan areas rising faster than larger metro areas
Crime in America.Net Dear readers. We keep getting inquiries about city and state crime comparisons and we keep saying that it’s really difficult to make…
View More Crime in mid-size metropolitan areas rising faster than larger metro areasChildren killed down 80 percent in Baltimore
Crime in America.Net Dear readers: It’s rare to discover great news from local criminal agencies. While national crime statistics continue to drop, all you seem…
View More Children killed down 80 percent in BaltimoreIs criminal history related to future criminality?
Crime in America.Net Dear readers: A student asks if recidivism (an offender’s return to prison or higher sanctions) is connected to criminal history. She is…
View More Is criminal history related to future criminality?Violent crime in America–lowest levels since 1973. Americans in cities remain confused.
Dear readers: In a day of huge budget cuts to criminal justice agencies and overall economic doom and gloom, crime continues to do down throughout…
View More Violent crime in America–lowest levels since 1973. Americans in cities remain confused.What works in policing
Crime in America.Net One of the biggest complaints from the law enforcement community is the lack of authoritative documents distilling the best methods of crime…
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