Highlights Is crime decreasing? “There’s a crime divide between Americans and politicians, and voters are watching,” The Hill. “The White House to the left: We…
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65 Percent On Probation Are Felons-50 Percent Are Violent-Agent Recently Murdered
Highlights There is a new report, Probation and Parole in the United States, issued by the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the US Department of Justice.…
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Record Increases And Decreases In US Crime In Two Years-Who’s Right?
Highlights We have immense contrasts in record increases and decreases in crime in two years from the US Department of Justice. It’s becoming increasingly difficult…
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Correctional Supervision Decreased 23% Since 2012-Is There A Crime Connection?
Highlights Is there a connection between prison populations, correctional supervision and crime? Based on the best available evidence from the US Department of Justice, it…
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25 Examples Of Increasing Crime-Is Record Fear Of Crime Justified?
Highlights Data from the federal government and a variety of reputable sources indicate that violent and property crimes increased, not decreased in recent years. Dozens…
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College Crimes Increased Before Protests
Highlights Per the US Department of Education, there were 38,303 crimes on college campuses in 2022, the highest number since 2013. A University of Chicago…
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Answering Your Hate Crime Questions-Latest Data From The USDOJ
Highlights An overview of the two principal sources of hate crime statistics offered by the US Department of Justice. The source you use will provide…
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The Myth Of Technical Violations And Parole And Probation Arrests
Highlights Per the US Department of Justice and the US Sentencing Commission, the vast majority of rearrests for those on community supervision or parole and…
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Should Parents Be Criminally Charged For Their Child’s Violent Crimes?
Highlights Are we ready to start criminally charging parents who contribute to their child’s violent acts? If so, we are about to undertake an unprecedented…
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Are Clueless Americans Obsessed With Fear Of Crime?-New Data
Highlights Americans state that crime is one of their top concerns. Per Gallup, fear of crime is at record levels. Crime was a top issue…
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Arrests And Crime Victims By Race And Ethnicity
Highlights- Updated in July 2026 This article is available as a podcast on YouTube. The article answers readers’ questions as to who is arrested and…
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Crime Is Up-Crime Is Down-Who’s Right?
Highlights Like declining inflation, most Americans don’t feel the change which is why the economy leads the nation’s voter priorities. Like crime, most Americans don’t…
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The Reader’s War: Progressives–Conservatives And Crime
Highlights There are more Independents than Democrats or Republicans. If we truly cared for the welfare of our fellow citizens, we would admit that we…
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Crime Decreased In 2023 Per The FBI-Metropolitan Areas Still Struggle With Crime
Highlights Except for homicides and rapes, most of the decreases in metropolitan areas (where the vast majority of Americans live) are rather small. Robberies increased…
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Growing Concerns About Violence Despite FBI Statistics-Who’s Right?
Highlights The President and others insist that violent crime has decreased considerably. Yet data, citizens, and recent media reports say the opposite. Who’s right? Author…
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Arrests By Age-Juveniles Have The Highest Categories For Most Violent Crimes
Highlights The latest report from the FBI shows arrests by age. Juvenile arrests are astoundingly high. The number of juveniles killing other juveniles was the…
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Violent And Property Crimes By Month
Highlights Data for the most prominent months for violent and property crimes are available. Times that most crimes occur are also offered. Author Leonard Adam…
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President Biden States That Crime Decreased Considerably-Did It?
Highlights President Biden firmly states that crime went down considerably in 2022 based on the most recent yearly crime reports. He suggests that crime went…
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Males Are Arrested Far More Than Females Yet Women In Prison Skyrocket
Highlights We’ve been looking at data from the FBI for 2022 (the latest yearly numbers) examining an array of crime topics. The final three include…
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Does Child Abuse And Family-Community Instability Cause Violent Crime?
Introduction A synopsis of family and community violence research that is strongly connected to those involved in violent crime. Childhood trauma can “rewire” the brain,…
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