FBI Records Historic Drops in Crime-Why?

Big Increases In Categories Of Violent Victimization in The United States

Background   The newly released report from the Bureau Of Justice Statistics of the US Department of Justice is Criminal Victimization, 2022. It’s based on…

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The Quiet Truth Behind Baltimore's Violence Reduction: It’s Not the Programs—It’s the Pressure

Cities Ranked For Fear Of Crime-Do Crime Rates Impact Fear?

Highlights Gallup offers a poll on perceptions of crime-related safety for 16 American cities.  Do one-year reductions or increases in city crime rates or totals…

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FBI Records Historic Drops in Crime-Why?

Violent Criminal Victimization By Race Or Hispanic Origin

Highlights An overview of rates and numbers of violent criminal victimizations by race and heritage, all common questions from politicians, students, and the media. Author…

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Increasing Violent Crime

Concern Over Violent and Property Crime Data For 2023

Highlights As crime continues to spike in Oakland, demands for action from city and community leaders are growing louder. Statistics show that not only is crime…

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There Have To Be Reasons For Declining Crime-Arrest Statistics

Confidence In The Police Compared To Other Institutions

Highlights While it’s true that relentless media coverage of police use of force issues resulted in a hit to the reputation of the profession, within…

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

Did Homicides and Violence Decrease In 2023?

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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The Quiet Truth Behind Baltimore's Violence Reduction: It’s Not the Programs—It’s the Pressure

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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Are There US Crimes That Are Increasing?

Will People Stop Calling The Police? Response Times Increase Dramatically

Highlights The dynamics of response times have real implications for law enforcement policy. Community-based policing is promoted in just about every research study to improve…

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Declines In Substance Abuse And Mental Conditions—Why That Could Matter for Crime

Are Billions Of Dollars In Community-Based Violence Programs Worth The Expenditure?

Highlights There’s nothing wrong with trying new community-based crime control strategies. The problem is what seems intuitive to so many doesn’t mean that programs will…

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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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Mass Shootings

We Tried To Ban Cops As Warriors-Then Came Mass Shootings

Highlights The law enforcement profession was immensely criticized for being warriors and not guardians. Then came mass shootings. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal…

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Gun Violence-Firearms Used During Mass Shootings And Street Crimes

Highlights A summation of firearms used during street crimes and mass shootings. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior spokesperson. Thirty-five years of directing…

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Most People Victimized By People They Know

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

Deaths During Arrests Or Correctional Custody

Highlights Decedents injured or attempted to injure federal law enforcement officers in 59% of arrest-related deaths and discharged a firearm in 41% in FY 2020.…

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The Quiet Truth Behind Baltimore's Violence Reduction: It’s Not the Programs—It’s the Pressure

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…

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How Many People Are Victimized By Crime Each Year

African American Confidence In Law Enforcement

  Highlights Approximately 70 to 89 percent of Black respondents provided positive ratings of law enforcement ranging from a willingness to contact police in the…

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