Observations 1.3 million nonfatal domestic violence victimizations occur each year. Police were notified of more than half (56%) of these victimizations. Does increased reporting…
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Observations Does everyone in the criminological community religiously adhere to scientific, evidence-based principals before suggesting or implementing policy? What we want and what we…
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Observations Violent crime is not a major focus of federal law enforcement or prosecution. A small percentage of federal crimes are violent. It’s reasonable…
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Observations Is Project Exile Donald Trump’s and Jeff Sessions’ primary anti-violence effort? Launched in 1997 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, homicides in Richmond exhibited…
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Observations An examination of Trump’s speech to Congress focusing on crime and justice issues. For those insisting that violent crime is not increasing, you…
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What causes violent crime in the United States? What are the factors contributing to violent crime? What are the root causes? This is a…
View More What Causes Violent Crime? New VideoIs violent crime increasing in the United States? This is a new video from Crime in America.Net addressing the most popular article on the website.…
View More Is Violent Crime Increasing in the United States? New Video
Subtitles Those age 66 and above have the highest raw numbers for burglary-breaking and entering and other categories. Violent crime is concentrated for victims…
View More Crime Victims by Age Widespread-Those Age 66 and Above Have High NumbersFor the best overview of Crime in the United States and links to recent reports, see Crime Over Time-Crime in America. See FBI charts…
View More Violent Crime Increased in 2016-Is America Entering a New Era of Violence?Subtitles: Crime survey data may indicate future increases. Violent crime increased per the FBI. Homicides continue at record rates per the FBI and other data.…
View More VIOLENT CRIME REMAINED FLAT FROM 2014 TO 2015 AFTER TWO YEARS OF DECREASESSubtitles Violent Crime Increased in 2015. Crime has taken on a political context in the presidential election. Is that framework is affecting objective analysis and…
View More Crime Is “Not Out of Control” Versus Record Homicides, Fear and Gun Purchases. Who’s Right?Is America entering a new era of increasing violence? Editor’s Note: What follows is an excerpt from a larger article from Crime In America.Net titled,…
View More Crime in America is IncreasingViolent crime increased for all categories during the first six months of 2015 per the FBI. What follows is part editorial and part news. Editorial:…
View More As Predicted, Violent Crime Increased in 2015Editor’s Note: This is the first time that the Department of Justice, using the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), have offered comparison data of states,…
View More Crime Rates for States, Metro Areas and Counties Compared for the First Time Using Victim DataThe violent crime rate did not change significantly in 2014 compared to 2013, per the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). Violent crimes include rape or…
View More 5.4 million violent victimizations in 2014-violent crime rate decreases46 percent of violent crimes reported to police. The overall violent crime rate declined slightly from 26.1 to 23.2 victimizations per 1,000 U.S. residents from…
View More Six Million Violent Crimes in 2013-Crime DownAuthor Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and state criminal justice agencies. Former Senior Specialist for Crime Prevention for the Department…
View More Top 10 Factors Contributing to Violent Crime-UpdatedCrime in America.Net staff. Dear Readers: The FBI today released data for the first six months of 2010. The numbers reveal a continuing decrease in…
View More The Amazing Twenty-Year Drop in American Violent Crime Continues: December 2010 UpdateDear readers: In a day of huge budget cuts to criminal justice agencies and overall economic doom and gloom, crime continues to do down throughout…
View More Violent crime in America–lowest levels since 1973. Americans in cities remain confused.