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?Category: Crime Statistics
77 Percent of Prisoners Arrested For Another Crime-Few Are Specialists
Subtitles 76.6% of state prisoners released in 30 states in were arrested for a new crime within 5 years of release. Compared to other inmates,…
View More 77 Percent of Prisoners Arrested For Another Crime-Few Are SpecialistsTen Most Dangerous Locations for Violent Crime in the United States
Author By Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of supervising public affairs for national and state criminal justice agencies. Former Senior Specialist for Crime Prevention for…
View More Ten Most Dangerous Locations for Violent Crime in the United StatesCrime Increases in America Per Gallup
Subtitles Per Gallup-Household crime is at its highest point since 2001. Per Gallup-Twenty-nine percent of U.S. adults report that they or someone in their household…
View More Crime Increases in America Per GallupAre Americans Wrong on Crime?
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View More Are Americans Wrong on Crime?A War on Muslims? A War on Cops?
Subtitles 2015 Hate Crime Statistics from the FBI What constitutes a war on cops? What constitutes a war on Muslims? Author By Leonard A. Sipes,…
View More A War on Muslims? A War on Cops?Females Have Higher Rates of Violent Crime Than Males
Highlights FBI (in 2014) and the National Crime Survey (in 2015) reports more female than male victims. Traditionally, males have higher rates of violent…
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Subtitles: Crime survey data may indicate future increases. Violent crime increased per the FBI. Homicides continue at record rates per the FBI and other data.…
View More VIOLENT CRIME REMAINED FLAT FROM 2014 TO 2015 AFTER TWO YEARS OF DECREASESCrime 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…
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Subtitles What happened to the potential of problem-solving courts? Is the justice system unwilling to take on risky offenders? Author Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five…
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Democrats and Many Countries Think You’re Violent Data from the Pew Research Center As the Obama era comes to a close, the overall image of…
View More Democrats and Many Countries Think You’re ViolentCrime in America is Increasing
Is America entering a new era of increasing violence? Editor’s Note: What follows is an excerpt from a larger article from Crime In America.Net titled,…
View More Crime in America is IncreasingPrisoners Report Significant Mental and Physical Problems
Prisoners Report Significant Mental and Physical Problems Editor’s note: Anyone working with people caught up in the criminal justice system are astounded by the number…
View More Prisoners Report Significant Mental and Physical ProblemsFederal Offender Recidivism and Prior Arrests
Federal Offender Recidivism Editor’s note: A full report on major offender recidivism studies is available on this site at https://www.crimeinamerica.net/2014/11/24/released-prisoners-arrested-or-returned-to-incarceration/ Ad: “A Must Have Book,”…
View More Federal Offender Recidivism and Prior ArrestsThe Cities With the Largest Total Increase in Homicides-Study of 56 Cities
The Cities With the Largest Total Increase in Homicides-Study of 56 Cities Please note that the US Department of Justice funded data below do not…
View More The Cities With the Largest Total Increase in Homicides-Study of 56 CitiesThe Cities With the Largest Increase in Homicides-Study of 56 Cities
The Cities With the Largest Percentage Increase in Homicides-Study of 56 Cities Please note that the US Department of Justice funded data below do not…
View More The Cities With the Largest Increase in Homicides-Study of 56 CitiesHomicides Explode in the US: Orlando Has Largest Percentage Increase
Homicides Explode in the US Orlando, FL has the largest percentage increase in homicides from 2014-2015 for the 56 cities studied Author’s note: My abbreviated…
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From a forthcoming article from Crime in America.Net based on a new US Department of Justice study on homicides. Orlando, FL has the largest percentage…
View More Orlando Has the Largest Percentage Increase in Homicides-Other Cities Rank High for ViolenceViolent Crime Will Rise in 2016
The Brennan Center for Justice recently offered data regarding violence in America’s thirty largest cities. The bottom-line is that violent crime increased in 13, decreased…
View More Violent Crime Will Rise in 2016Americans 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 Incarceration