Highlights As to crime in America, who do we believe, the FBI with its 3 percent decrease in violent crime, or the National Crime Victimization…
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Category: Crime Statistics
Race-Criminal Justice Reform and Biased Offender Risk Assessments
Highlights If risk assessments of criminal offenders consistently show signs of bias, what does that mean for criminal justice reform? “There remains evidence that the…
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Per The USDOJ-The Nation’s Record Increase In Violent Crime Continues
Highlights Per the newly released National Crime Victimization Survey data from the USDOJ, the US experienced the largest increase in violent crime (44 percent) in…
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Are Police Agencies “In Shambles” Affecting Crime Reporting?
Highlights Are law enforcement staffing levels affecting reported crime? Are there additional reasons for reduced reported crime via the FBI? Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr.…
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School Crime In The United States-2023
Highlights The latest overview of school crime is offered by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the US…
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40 Million Yearly Crime Victimizations-Millions Experience Emotional Distress
Highlights A podcast of this article is available on YouTube. In the last report from the National Crime Victimization Survey, there were 6,624,950 victims of violent…
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Crime Is The Number One Reason For Families Moving
Highlights Americans say a low crime rate (68%), low housing and living costs (66%), and good weather (62%) make a place desirable to live. Americans…
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Crime News Is A Top Concern-Implications For The Justice System
Highlights This article is based on new data from Pew on popular local news topics. Crime was the second most important local news topic (weather…
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Is US Crime Really Declining? Or Is It A Lack Of Crime Reporting?
Highlights Is US crime really declining or is it a lack of reporting? Are we denying the reality of US crime? Are we dismissing the…
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Will You Lose Your Home-Car Or Business Insurance Because Of Crime?
Highlights With insurance companies, what’s the difference between storms, wildfires, and crime? If your home or business is broken into, or if you are injured…
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Cops Believe That Cities Are Cooking The Books On Crime
Highlights Cops and others in the justice system believe that reported decreases in crime are wrong. They believe that crime is increasing. If the Oakland…
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U.S. Confidence In American Policing Dramatically Improves
Highlights American confidence in law enforcement, which has always been high regardless of demographics, has reached new heights. Police community relations are improving. It’s the…
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Is FBI Data An Accurate Portrayal Of Crime?
Highlights Is there a corollary between the media’s lack of coverage of the President’s cognitive abilities before the debate and their inaccurate portrayal of crime…
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Is US Crime Really Declining? The Impossible World Of Crime Statistics
Highlights Is crime decreasing? “There’s a crime divide between Americans and politicians, and voters are watching,” The Hill. “The White House to the left: We…
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65 Percent On Probation Are Felons-50 Percent Are Violent-Agent Recently Murdered
Highlights There is a new report, Probation and Parole in the United States, issued by the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the US Department of Justice.…
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Record Increases And Decreases In US Crime In Two Years-Who’s Right?
Highlights We have immense contrasts in record increases and decreases in crime in two years from the US Department of Justice. It’s becoming increasingly difficult…
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Correctional Supervision Decreased 23% Since 2012-Is There A Crime Connection?
Highlights Is there a connection between prison populations, correctional supervision and crime? Based on the best available evidence from the US Department of Justice, it…
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More Police Officers Feloniously Killed Per FBI
Highlights The rate of officers assaulted has increased each of the past three years. The study of the data reveals, from 2021 to 2023, more…
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Juvenile Violent Crime Explodes Per USDOJ-“It’s Just Kids Killing Kids”
Highlights The data shows that the number of juveniles killing other juveniles was the highest it’s been in more than two decades. The homicide rate…
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25 Examples Of Increasing Crime-Is Record Fear Of Crime Justified?
Highlights Data from the federal government and a variety of reputable sources indicate that violent and property crimes increased, not decreased in recent years. Dozens…
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