USDOJ-States With The Highest Rates For Violent And Property Crimes-2024

Most Dangerous Big Cities? Rural-Suburbs-Small Cities Can Have Higher Rates Of Violence

\HighlightsIs violence principally a big city problem? Rural areas or suburbs or small cities can have higher rates of violence than large cities. This article…

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Fear Of Crime High In The US-World Crime Rankings From Gallup

What Works To Reduce Crime And Violence

Highlights What works to reduce crime and violence? It’s not what many think. A research-based approach to preventing violent crime. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr.…

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“It’s African American Communities That Are Bearing The Brunt Of Violence”

Highlights Violence is pounding many distressed communities and groups. Higher rates of violence and crime are affecting lower-income communities, African Americans, the elderly, Asians, Hispanics,…

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Per Federal Data-Progressive Prosecutors Create More Crime

Highlights Per media reports, progressive prosecutors are not charging an array of serious events including major thefts, felonies, weapon charges, and violent crimes. Based on…

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Everything You Wanted To Know About Mass Shootings-National Institute Of Justice

Highlights A new report funded by the National Institute of Justice describes the characteristics of mass shooters. There seem to be similarities with mass shooters,…

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Are Progressives Responsible For Exploding Violence?

Quotes Dallas, Texas: When I asked chief Garcia what explained the rise in crime in the first half of 2021 and its decline in the…

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Public Safety A Priority Well Above Law Enforcement Reform

Highlights In Louisville, residents were more than twice as likely to cite public safety, not police reform, as the biggest problem facing the city. In Oklahoma…

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Police Body Cameras Have No Impact On Use Of Force Per USDOJ

Highlights Police body cameras have no impact on use of force or a variety of variables per the US Department of Justice. Is this because…

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Blacks And Hispanics Say Crime Is A Major Problem-Will Releasing More Violent Offenders Help?

Highlights African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans plus others are very concerned about high rates of violence. There is a national movement to release half…

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Mayors Want More Arrests-Is This Our Last Chance To Control Crime?

Highlights Will cops return to proactive policing without assurances and guidelines? Are there firm rules of engagement? Chicago Mayor Lightfoot deems 2022 ‘make-or-break year’ for…

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Will Progressive Crime Policies Destroy Cities-And Democrats?

Highlights My “progressive” thought? Americans should live in peace and prosperity. You do that by holding criminal offenders accountable. Doubt that? Just ask the #MeToo…

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Faculty Member Offers Podcast On Crime In America With Leonard Sipes

Podcast Background Jim Dudley, a faculty member at the San Francisco State University interviews Leonard Sipes, owner of Crime In America. Net on crime rates…

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Smash And Grab Robberies Won’t Be Stopped

Highlights Smash and grab robberies can’t be stopped per a former chief of police. He’s right. Here’s why. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal…

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“We’re Not Reporting All the Crime”: A Persistent Claim Across American Cities

Can Proactive Policing Save American Cities?

Highlights There is a big increase in the criminal victimization of urban households in 2021, 30 percent compared to 22 percent in 2020. Local fear…

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Cops And Crime Changed American Politics

Highlights “Crime emerged as an issue in many of the mayoral races around the country.” Democratic strategist James Carvill: “What went wrong is just stupid…

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DOJ-Violent Crime Dropped 22 Percent-The Largest Decrease Ever Reported

Highlights Did the violent victimization rate “really” drop 22 percent in 2020? It’s my opinion that these conclusions are incorrect based on the impact of…

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Police And Crime Control

Big Increase In Police Officers Leaving Per BLS

Highlights Per The Marshall Project, “Reporters are enabling a false narrative about demoralized cops fleeing their departments in the face of criticism for their misconduct.”…

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Arrests and Police Stops Are Hazardous-Here’s Why

Highlights For police officers, being proactive and/or making arrests is extraordinarily dangerous. With the immense criticism directed towards law enforcement regarding use of force and…

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Demand A Congressional Hearing For All Police Officers

Highlights Violent crime is exploding. Cops leaving and arrests plummeting may set off a wave of dangerousness that impacts cities and counties far beyond urban…

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