Editor’s note: The 2016 release of the Hate Crimes Statistics report, which will contain 2015 data, will feature even more information—expanded bias types in the…
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1 in 52 adults on parole or probation. 4.7 million supervised
The one-percent decline in the number of adults supervised in the community on probation or parole between year-end 2013 and 2014 marked the seventh consecutive…
View More 1 in 52 adults on parole or probation. 4.7 million supervised44 Million Annually Stoped by Police-1.6% Experienced Force-Blacks Three Times More Likely to Experience Force
In a study released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), an annual average of 44 million U.S. residents age 16 or older had one…
View More 44 Million Annually Stoped by Police-1.6% Experienced Force-Blacks Three Times More Likely to Experience ForceBlack men received roughly 5% to 10% longer prison sentences than white men
During an 8-year period between 2005 and 2012, black men received roughly 5% to 10% longer prison sentences than white men for similar crimes, after accounting…
View More Black men received roughly 5% to 10% longer prison sentences than white menAre Cops Under Siege? FBI Director’s Remarks
There is a debate throughout the United States as to the reason(s) for rising crime, especially in select major sites, with some predicting an increase…
View More Are Cops Under Siege? FBI Director’s Remarks28% of deaths that occurred in the process of arrest not documented
After the passage of the Death in Custody Reporting Act (DICRA) of 2000, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) began collecting data on deaths that…
View More 28% of deaths that occurred in the process of arrest not documentedAggravated Assaults and Rape Increased in 2014-Violence Rate Declines 1 Percent
Will violent crime increase in 2015? Some suggest that it will. See https://www.crimeinamerica.net/crime-rates-united-states/ for a discussion. The estimated number of violent crimes in the nation decreased 0.2…
View More Aggravated Assaults and Rape Increased in 2014-Violence Rate Declines 1 PercentMost State Prisoners In For Violent Crimes
U.S. state and federal prisons held an estimated 1,561,500 inmates on December 31, 2014, a decrease of 15,400 prisoners (one percent) since yearend 2013, the…
View More Most State Prisoners In For Violent Crimes5.4 million violent victimizations in 2014-violent crime rate decreases
The violent crime rate did not change significantly in 2014 compared to 2013, per the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). Violent crimes include rape or…
View More 5.4 million violent victimizations in 2014-violent crime rate decreasesKids Are Drinking Less-Alcohol Consumption Down Significantly
A new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows a significant decline in the level of past month (current)…
View More Kids Are Drinking Less-Alcohol Consumption Down SignificantlyViolent crimes against children higher at school-most school crime events decrease
The article below is based on the seventeenth report produced jointly by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Institute of Education Sciences (IES), in…
View More Violent crimes against children higher at school-most school crime events decreaseFemales confined in jails increase by 18 percent-males decline-jails in the US
County and city jails held an estimated 744,600 inmates at midyear 2014, which was significantly lower than the peak population of 785,500 inmates at midyear…
View More Females confined in jails increase by 18 percent-males decline-jails in the USDisabled Have Double the Rate of Violent Crime
89 Percent Increase in Police Officers Killed
Death by Homicides: Preliminary statistics released by the FBI show that 51 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty in 2014.…
View More 89 Percent Increase in Police Officers KilledFewer Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court
For every 1,000 petitioned delinquency cases, 4 were waived to criminal court In 2011, U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction handled more than 1.2 million delinquency cases. More…
View More Fewer Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal CourtLife imprisonment sentences are rare in the federal criminal justice system
Life imprisonment sentences are rare in the federal criminal justice system. Virtually all offenders convicted of a federal crime are released from prison eventually and…
View More Life imprisonment sentences are rare in the federal criminal justice systemOne child in every 25 in the United States is abused or neglected
The fourth cycle of the National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect collected data in 2005–2006. The National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS) reports information on…
View More One child in every 25 in the United States is abused or neglectedThe Best Resource for Crime-Related Research-CrimeSolutions.Gov
Requesters repeatedly ask for the best source of criminological evaluations on a variety of crime-related issues and the answer is CrimeSolutions.Gov. Please watch the attached…
View More The Best Resource for Crime-Related Research-CrimeSolutions.GovJuvenile 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…
View More Juvenile Delinquency Cases Decline in the USGangs in the United States
Gangs in the United States: In 2012, there were an estimated 30,700 gangs (an increase from 29,900 in 2011) and 850,000 gang members (an increase from 782,500…
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