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.Category: Crime Statistics
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 Violence