The report below comes from KALW news, a public radio station serving the San Francisco and Oakland areas. It’s really great to see a radio…
View More San Francisco has highest recidivism rate in California—78 percent go back to prison.Category: Crime Statistics
Should we send offenders back to prison for technical violations?
Our little secret; Governors don’t want them back. Your opinions wanted. Crime in America.Net You can tell when it’s time for term papers in college; we…
View More Should we send offenders back to prison for technical violations?Early Marijuana Use Leads to Later Drug Abuse
Crime in America.Net Well, just in time for the California vote to legalize marijuana, data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)…
View More Early Marijuana Use Leads to Later Drug AbuseIs 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?48 law enforcement officers murdered, 47 die in accidents, 57,000 assaulted in 2009
Crime in America.Net Dear readers: There’s not much more to say than the numbers provided below from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This story…
View More 48 law enforcement officers murdered, 47 die in accidents, 57,000 assaulted in 2009New cocaine users continue to decrease to the lowest number since 1973. Marijuana and ecstasy increase.
Crime in America.Net Use of Prescription Pain Relievers Remains Stable Our analysis: The news on first time use of cocaine is wonderful considering the connection…
View More New cocaine users continue to decrease to the lowest number since 1973. Marijuana and ecstasy increase.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.The Country’s Most Dangerous Cities Based on Crime and Traffic Fatalities
Crime in America.Net Dear readers: This is the latest list from Forbes ranking cities for crime and other issues (http://blogs.forbes.com/francescalevy/2010/10/12/real-estate-lifestyle-danger-housing-cities/) and before you start writing…
View More The Country’s Most Dangerous Cities Based on Crime and Traffic FatalitiesCould burglary be an act of domestic violence? Single females with children victimized most.
Burglaries are often committed by someone known to the victim. Crime in America.Net The question by many within criminal justice circles is whether burglary can be a…
View More Could burglary be an act of domestic violence? Single females with children victimized most.The most stolen cars in the nation. The most stolen cars by state.
Crime in America.Net 2009 the sixth consecutive year of reduced vehicle thefts. A reader asked which cars were stolen most often in the United States.…
View More The most stolen cars in the nation. The most stolen cars by state.Bank robberies decrease, occur on Fridays, during mornings and lack violence
FBI Releases Bank Crime Statistics for Second Quarter of 2010 During the second quarter of 2010, there were 1,146 reported violations of the Federal…
View More Bank robberies decrease, occur on Fridays, during mornings and lack violenceNevada, Vermont, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee Rank Highest for Men Murdering Women
Dear Readers: “When Men Murder Women” is a significant contribution to the understanding of domestic and intimate partner violence if you can get beyond the…
View More Nevada, Vermont, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee Rank Highest for Men Murdering Women6.2 million people misused prescription drugs in the past month.
Gentlereaders: Alcohol use is stable over the last 70 years and drug use for the last decade declined. While it’s difficult (if not impossible) to…
View More 6.2 million people misused prescription drugs in the past month.Alcohol Use Stable Over Past 70 Years
Dear readers: Alcohol use is heavily connected to violent crime; more than any other substance. The connection is unremarkable noting the frequency of alcohol consumption; the…
View More Alcohol Use Stable Over Past 70 YearsThe Drug-Crime Connection Remains Strong. Marijuana is the Prominent Drug
Whenever we post statistics about the marijuana-crime connection, we get a ton of e-mails from disbelievers who feel that any connection is completely overblown. The…
View More The Drug-Crime Connection Remains Strong. Marijuana is the Prominent DrugBank Robberies Decrease-Nine Million Stolen-Three Percent Involve Violence
FBI Releases Bank Crime Statistics for First Quarter of 2010 During the first quarter of 2010, there were 1,183 reported violations of the Federal Bank…
View More Bank Robberies Decrease-Nine Million Stolen-Three Percent Involve ViolenceFive States Have the Highest Rates for Feeling Unsafe at School: Crime in America.Net
Information released by the Centers for Disease Control-High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicates the following: Nationally, 5.0 percent of students, “Did not go to…
View More Five States Have the Highest Rates for Feeling Unsafe at School: Crime in America.NetRural States Have Highest Rates for Teenage Rape: Crime in America.Net
Information released by the Centers for Disease Control-High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicates the following: Nationally, 10.5 percent of girls and 4.5 percent of…
View More Rural States Have Highest Rates for Teenage Rape: Crime in America.NetPain Reliever Abuse-More Than a Fourfold Percentage Increase
Pain Reliever Abuse– More Than Fourfold Percentage Increase of U.S. Treatment Admissions The percentage of admissions to state-funded substance abuse treatment programs involving pain reliever…
View More Pain Reliever Abuse-More Than a Fourfold Percentage IncreaseUp to 93 percent of justice system youth experienced trauma. Crime in America.Net
There are tens of millions of children in the United States that exist hungry and unsupervised; something that every member of the criminal justice system…
View More Up to 93 percent of justice system youth experienced trauma. Crime in America.Net