Highlights There is data stating that homicides and violence are down for select cities for the first half of 2023. Ten cities experienced an increase…
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Category: Fear of Crime
Are Mayors Getting Tough On Crime And Criminals?
Highlights “Biden bucks liberals and tells Democrats to get tough on crime.” “We are in a state of emergency right now.” “I think that people…
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Law Enforcement Agencies Continue To Lose Police Officers
Highlights With rising violence in urban areas and thousands of police officers leaving their jobs because of immense negative publicity stereotyping “all” police officers for…
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Does The Media Provide Too Much Information On Mass Shooters?
Highlights Is the media giving the public too much information on mass shooters? There’s a case to be made that they are and that’s propagating…
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Crime And Violence Remains A Top Priority For Most Americans
Highlights If you combine the topics like terrorism (60 percent), crime (57 percent), and illegal drugs (53 percent), justice-related and crime issues are the clear…
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Sending The Wrong Messages to Criminals: “They Know They’re Untouchable.”
Highlights “They Can’t Touch the Criminals. They Know They’re Untouchable.” Washington Post article on Baltimore violence. Offenders understand that the rules governing them have softened…
View More Sending The Wrong Messages to Criminals: “They Know They’re Untouchable.”School Crime-Per The CDC-Weapons Used In High School Crime Declines
Highlights While there are understandable concerns about mass shootings, those threatened or injured with weapons (firearms-knives-clubs) in high schools decreased for males from 10 percent…
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Does Crime Increase After Federal Police Consent Agreements?
Highlights Do federal court-ordered police consent decrees increase crime? For some cities, the answer is yes. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior spokesperson.…
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Has Police Reform Resulted In Thousands Of Crime And Accident Victims?
Highlights Fear of crime is at record highs. Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years. There…
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Recognizing Mass Shooters And Potential Attacks In Public Places-Federal Research
Highlights An overview of two recent documents on mass shootings and mass shooters from the US Secret Service and the National Institute of Justice. Both…
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Characteristics Of High-Crime Communities-Dangers To Children
Highlights Where crime is concentrated? Income and location mean much to parents rating neighborhoods as to potential dangers to their children. It’s a unique and…
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States Having The Highest Rates Of Violent And Property Crimes
Highlights Arizona, Colorado, and Washington states have much higher rates of violence when compared to other large states. Arizona, Colorado, California, Indiana, Texas, and Washington…
View More States Having The Highest Rates Of Violent And Property CrimesPer Biden-A Harsh Reality For Progressives And Crime
Highlights A new reality is taking hold of President Biden and progressives; citizens and businesses are demanding safety. It’s a profound change from the presidential…
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Police Stops Are Dangerous-Arrests Are Plummeting-Why Violence Is Increasing
Highlights Ever wonder why violence is increasing? Are there reasons why arrests are plummeting, correctional populations are at record lows and thousands of cops are…
View More Police Stops Are Dangerous-Arrests Are Plummeting-Why Violence Is IncreasingWill National Crime Rise Because Of Memphis Police Reactions?
Editor’s Note This is a repost of an earlier article because of a grammatical error in the title. Observations The intense criticism of American law…
View More Will National Crime Rise Because Of Memphis Police Reactions?Solutions To “The Tragedy Of Baltimore’s Violence Problem”
Editor’s Note: This article supports the nationally syndicated Armstrong Williams television show (I’ve been a guest many times) regarding crime in Baltimore City. I was…
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The Risk Of Violent Street Crimes Rose By 40 Percent
Highlights National Academy of Sciences: Violence in public places is increasing. It could be a partial answer to record-setting fear of crime. Traditional crime rates…
View More The Risk Of Violent Street Crimes Rose By 40 PercentThe Midterm Elections And The Misrepresentation Of Crime Data
Highlights An endless parade of progressive “experts” on national news sites state that crime is down significantly and that record fear of crime is illogical.…
View More The Midterm Elections And The Misrepresentation Of Crime DataCops And Crime Are Driving The Midterm Elections-Latest Data
Highlights Based on data, one could easily make the case that cops, crime, and violence are “the” top emotional issues for US voters during the…
View More Cops And Crime Are Driving The Midterm Elections-Latest DataNew US Crime Data-Firearm Homicides Highest Since 1990s-Murders Up By 49 Percent Since 2019
Highlights For New Crime Data-2021 There is no doubt that homicides increased significantly in the United States in 2021, and this is after record increases…
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