Observation In 2016, fewer than half (42%) of violent crimes were reported to police. This is the lowest percentage of violent crimes reported since 1998.…
View More Violent Crimes Reported to Police Hit Record LowsCategory: Fear of Crime
What Happens When We Run Out of Cops?
Police Officers Observations When it comes to crime, violence and citizen perceptions, police recruitment and retention may be one of the most important problems facing…
View More What Happens When We Run Out of Cops?78 Percent of Americans Worry About Crime-Gallup
Observations 78 percent of Americans worry about crime and violence a great deal or a fair amount, the same as health care, the number one…
View More 78 Percent of Americans Worry About Crime-GallupMost People Own Guns For Protection Per Pew
Overview Two-thirds of gun owners say protection from crime is a major reason they own a gun. Roughly one-in-seven adults who own or have owned…
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56 Percent Say Reducing Crime Is A Top Priority
Observations 56 percent of Americans believe that crime needs to be reduced. 68 percent of Americans believe that crime is increasing. Author Leonard Adam Sipes,…
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Crimes Americans Worry About Most
Overview When you have 20 to 40 percent of Americans worried about street crime, and 65 percent concerned about cybercrime, it explains a…
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68 Percent Say Crime is Increasing in the US
Overview This article provides an overview of two recent documents from Gallup, one dealing with national and local perceptions of crime (is crime increasing?) and a second…
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Police Strategies Reduce Crime-New Study
Observations The focus of this study is proactive policing (self-initiated efforts to reduce crime) versus traditional tactics such as responding to calls and routine patrol.…
View More Police Strategies Reduce Crime-New StudyCan Communities Control Crime? The Baltimore Experiment
Subtitles “Are you saying you can’t keep your hood safe?” Cops want communities to take responsibility for their own crime problems. Gang members called Ceasefire…
View More Can Communities Control Crime? The Baltimore ExperimentSocial Media Drives Image of Cops-Confidence in Police Increases Per Gallup
Gallup Overall confidence in the police has risen slightly in the past two years, with 57% of Americans now saying they have “a great deal”…
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