Highlights Obama-Cool it with the “defund the police” slogan. Gallup-The majority of those polled believe that “tough on crime” issues should guide public policy. Marshall…
View More Tough On Crime Wins ElectionsCategory: Fear of Crime
Biden’s Promise To Cut The Prison Population In Half Means More Violent Crime
Highlights Mr. Biden stated that he wants to release half of all prison inmates or reduce the US correctional population substantially through other means. Fifty-eight…
View More Biden’s Promise To Cut The Prison Population In Half Means More Violent CrimeSchool Crime Declines-Most Have A Yearly Incident Of Violence
Highlights Although most schools report at least one incident of violent crime per year, the trends for violent crime and serious violent crime in schools…
View More School Crime Declines-Most Have A Yearly Incident Of ViolenceAmericans Believe Crime Is At Its Highest Point Since 1993
Highlights Americans are more likely to perceive crime in the U.S. as having increased than they have since 1993. Fifty-one percent say that the issue…
View More Americans Believe Crime Is At Its Highest Point Since 1993Did Lockdowns Drive Crime And Protests? Will Biden Lock Down The Country Again?
Highlights “The U.S. can expect increased Covid-19 testing, a national mask mandate and the possibility of nationwide lockdowns once President-elect Joe Biden takes office.” “Criminologists…
View More Did Lockdowns Drive Crime And Protests? Will Biden Lock Down The Country Again?“Democrats Sorting Out The Wreckage” Republicans Won Big Because Of Protests, Crime And Cops
Highlights Joe Biden famously said, “Give me the crime issues and you will never lose an election.” He was right. House Democrats are asking themselves…
View More “Democrats Sorting Out The Wreckage” Republicans Won Big Because Of Protests, Crime And CopsHow Americans Feel About Law Enforcement
Highlights Polling data show a mixed bag of results regarding public perceptions of law enforcement, some is harshly negative, some (based on interactions) is quite…
View More How Americans Feel About Law EnforcementViolent Crime And The Presidential Debate-Is Violence Up?
Highlights Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump will debate for the first time. One of the six topics is protests, crime and violence in…
View More Violent Crime And The Presidential Debate-Is Violence Up?Protests, Law Enforcement And Crime Dominate The News And Presidential Debates
Highlights Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump will debate for the first time. One of the six topics is protests, crime and violence in…
View More Protests, Law Enforcement And Crime Dominate The News And Presidential DebatesRecord One To Two Billion in Insurance Damages Due To 2020 Riots-Election Violence Possible
Highlights If most of the 2020 protests were “peaceful,” they are coming at an extraordinary cost beyond people leaving cities, rising violent crime, and increasing…
View More Record One To Two Billion in Insurance Damages Due To 2020 Riots-Election Violence PossibleViolent Crime Decreased in 2019 Per The National Crime Survey
Highlights Two reports from the US Department of Justice show decreases in violent crime in 2019. A variety of violent crime data for recent years…
View More Violent Crime Decreased in 2019 Per The National Crime SurveyPeople And Businesses Leaving Cities Because Of Disturbances And Crime
Highlights People are leaving cities because of riots, crime and COVID. “The coronavirus is not the only reason those major cities are seeing an exodus…All…
View More People And Businesses Leaving Cities Because Of Disturbances And CrimeCongressional Committee-Is There Is A Potential Street War Brewing?
Highlights (abbreviated quotes-sources below) “I think we are coming into very dangerous waters over the next couple of months” “This is serious. I haven’t seen…
View More Congressional Committee-Is There Is A Potential Street War Brewing?81 Percent Express Confidence in Police Yet Polls Show Declines And Disparities
Highlights When adding all three categories in a recent Gallup poll, a great deal of confidence, quite a lot, and some, 81 percent expressed a…
View More 81 Percent Express Confidence in Police Yet Polls Show Declines And DisparitiesIncreasing Violent Crime In America Per Polls And University Data
Highlights Violent crime is up 28 percent since 2015 per the Department of Justice. Seventy-seven percent say they are concerned that crime is rising in…
View More Increasing Violent Crime In America Per Polls And University DataFunding Reduced For Most Police Agencies-Violence Increasing
Highlights Few law enforcement agencies, regardless of size, are being spared. It’s being called a “perfect storm” and the biggest budget cuts in a decade.…
View More Funding Reduced For Most Police Agencies-Violence IncreasingWhat The Public Thinks About Police Reform And Defunding
Highlights Per Gallup, “Most Americans Say Policing Needs Major Changes.” Every day brings more protests and endless videos of riots, looting, arson, graffiti, and assaults…
View More What The Public Thinks About Police Reform And DefundingIs Crime Control Dead?
Highlights If crime control is no longer the priority then be prepared for major changes that citizens will find abhorrent. There has to be some…
View More Is Crime Control Dead?The Death Of George Floyd-Riots-And What Happens Next?
Highlights A search for answers after watching hours of Sunday news coverage of the riots after the death of George Floyd. Seventy-five protests across the…
View More The Death Of George Floyd-Riots-And What Happens Next?Coronavirus And Crime-Increased Criminality And Police Budget Cuts Coming
Lessons From The Economic Crisis Of 2008-2009 Crime will be an issue when the country reopens from the Coronavirus-COVID-19 pandemic. It’s already a concern…
View More Coronavirus And Crime-Increased Criminality And Police Budget Cuts Coming