Highlights Polling data show a mixed bag of results regarding public perceptions of law enforcement, some is harshly negative, some (based on interactions) is quite…
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The US Correctional Population Reaches A 19 Year Low-Why?
Highlights There is a 19-year low in the number of persons under the supervision of adult correctional systems. The correctional population between 2008 and 2018…
View More The US Correctional Population Reaches A 19 Year Low-Why?Juvenile Arrests 70 Percent Below Peak-Adult Arrests Plummet
Highlights Arrests of adults and juveniles are down considerably. Why? What impact does this have on growing violence in cities? Is intense criticism of cops…
View More Juvenile Arrests 70 Percent Below Peak-Adult Arrests PlummetBiden-Give Me The Crime Issue And You’ll Never Have Trouble With It In An Election
Highlights Past Quotes From Joe Biden: “Give Me The Crime Issue And You’ll Never Have Trouble With It In An Election” “Violent crime is…
View More Biden-Give Me The Crime Issue And You’ll Never Have Trouble With It In An ElectionViolent Crime And The Presidential Debate-Is Violence Up?
Highlights Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump will debate for the first time. One of the six topics is protests, crime and violence in…
View More Violent Crime And The Presidential Debate-Is Violence Up?Protests, Law Enforcement And Crime Dominate The News And Presidential Debates
Highlights Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump will debate for the first time. One of the six topics is protests, crime and violence in…
View More Protests, Law Enforcement And Crime Dominate The News And Presidential DebatesViolent Crime By Month And Time
There is a new and updated article for times of crime published in 2024, see The Time Of Day For Violent And Property Crimes. There…
View More Violent Crime By Month And TimeRecord One To Two Billion in Insurance Damages Due To 2020 Riots-Election Violence Possible
Highlights If most of the 2020 protests were “peaceful,” they are coming at an extraordinary cost beyond people leaving cities, rising violent crime, and increasing…
View More Record One To Two Billion in Insurance Damages Due To 2020 Riots-Election Violence PossiblePer 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…
View More Per The FBI-Overall Violent Crime Is Flat-Murder and Aggravated Assaults Increased During 2020Violent Crime Decreased in 2019 Per The National Crime Survey
Highlights Two reports from the US Department of Justice show decreases in violent crime in 2019. A variety of violent crime data for recent years…
View More Violent Crime Decreased in 2019 Per The National Crime SurveyPeople And Businesses Leaving Cities Because Of Disturbances And Crime
Highlights People are leaving cities because of riots, crime and COVID. “The coronavirus is not the only reason those major cities are seeing an exodus…All…
View More People And Businesses Leaving Cities Because Of Disturbances And CrimeIncreasing Violent Crime In America Per Polls And University Data
Highlights Violent crime is up 28 percent since 2015 per the Department of Justice. Seventy-seven percent say they are concerned that crime is rising in…
View More Increasing Violent Crime In America Per Polls And University DataFunding Reduced For Most Police Agencies-Violence Increasing
Highlights Few law enforcement agencies, regardless of size, are being spared. It’s being called a “perfect storm” and the biggest budget cuts in a decade.…
View More Funding Reduced For Most Police Agencies-Violence IncreasingIs Crime Control Dead?
Highlights If crime control is no longer the priority then be prepared for major changes that citizens will find abhorrent. There has to be some…
View More Is Crime Control Dead?Criminal Rehabilitation Programs-Some Work-Most Don’t
Offender Rehabilitation And Reentry Programs-What Works “Programs that included group work, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) or CBT-like components, counseling, or that used drug court or other…
View More Criminal Rehabilitation Programs-Some Work-Most Don’tWhy Are Prison Numbers Falling?
Highlights Why are prison numbers falling? Are reductions due to criminal justice reform or dramatically reduced crime, arrests, and citizen contacts? An estimated 1,465,200 prisoners…
View More Why Are Prison Numbers Falling?Federal And State Offenders Highly Mobile-30 To 60 Percent Had Convictions In Multiple States
Highlights Federal offenders seem to be highly mobile. If we include arrests and prosecutions along with convictions, the percentages from other states would be much…
View More Federal And State Offenders Highly Mobile-30 To 60 Percent Had Convictions In Multiple StatesCoronavirus And Crime-70 Police Officers Dead-Commercial Burglaries Up 100% in NYC
Highlights 70 police officers have died from exposure to the Coronavirus. Thousands more are out sick. For the moment, crime during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic…
View More Coronavirus And Crime-70 Police Officers Dead-Commercial Burglaries Up 100% in NYCCoronavirus And Crime: 62 Police Officers Dead-Violence And Burglaries Up In Some Cities
Highlights 62 (up from 54 when I wrote this) police officers have died from exposure to the Coronavirus. Thousands more are out sick. For the…
View More Coronavirus And Crime: 62 Police Officers Dead-Violence And Burglaries Up In Some Cities
Coronavirus-Violence May Increase When Criminals Don’t Get Their Drugs
Highlights Most offenders are drug and alcohol dependant. Eighty percent of state inmates have considerable drug histories. Add mental health concerns, and we come to…
View More Coronavirus-Violence May Increase When Criminals Don’t Get Their Drugs