The Cities With the Largest Total Increase in Homicides-Study of 56 Cities Please note that the US Department of Justice funded data below do not…
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The Cities With the Largest Increase in Homicides-Study of 56 Cities
The Cities With the Largest Percentage Increase in Homicides-Study of 56 Cities Please note that the US Department of Justice funded data below do not…
View More The Cities With the Largest Increase in Homicides-Study of 56 CitiesHomicides Explode in the US: Orlando Has Largest Percentage Increase
Homicides Explode in the US Orlando, FL has the largest percentage increase in homicides from 2014-2015 for the 56 cities studied Author’s note: My abbreviated…
View More Homicides Explode in the US: Orlando Has Largest Percentage IncreaseOrlando Has the Largest Percentage Increase in Homicides-Other Cities Rank High for Violence
From a forthcoming article from Crime in America.Net based on a new US Department of Justice study on homicides. Orlando, FL has the largest percentage…
View More Orlando Has the Largest Percentage Increase in Homicides-Other Cities Rank High for ViolenceViolent Crime Will Rise in 2016
The Brennan Center for Justice recently offered data regarding violence in America’s thirty largest cities. The bottom-line is that violent crime increased in 13, decreased…
View More Violent Crime Will Rise in 2016Americans Worry About Increasing Crime- Bill Clinton Defends Mass Incarceration
American concern about crime is at record levels (highest in 15 years) while former President Bill Clinton powerfully defends mass incarceration. These two issues capped…
View More Americans Worry About Increasing Crime- Bill Clinton Defends Mass IncarcerationBernie Sanders’ Mass Release of Inmates is Insane
Editorial: We strongly support the discussion of alternatives to incarceration, and reviews of sentencing policy. We are equally supportive of adequately funded offender reentry programs.…
View More Bernie Sanders’ Mass Release of Inmates is InsaneAs Predicted, Violent Crime Increased in 2015
Violent 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 2015New Data Provides Better Information on Crime Victims and Offenders
The FBI released details on more than 5.4 million criminal offenses reported via the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) in 2014 (latest data available). The…
View More New Data Provides Better Information on Crime Victims and OffendersTop Ten Violent Crime Metro Areas in the United States
Top Ten Violent Crime Metro Areas in the United States Based on Department of Justice Victimization Data Violent Crime Rates-2010-2012. Published in December, 2015 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville,…
View More Top Ten Violent Crime Metro Areas in the United StatesTop Ten Violent Crime Counties in the United States
Top Ten Violent Crime Counties in the United States Based on Department of Justice Victimization Data Violent Crime Rates-2010-2012. Published in December, 2015 Sacramento County,…
View More Top Ten Violent Crime Counties in the United StatesCrime Rates for States, Metro Areas and Counties Compared for the First Time Using Victim Data
Editor’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 DataHate Crimes Down-Race, Religion and Orientation Lead
Editor’s note: The 2016 release of the Hate Crimes Statistics report, which will contain 2015 data, will feature even more information—expanded bias types in the…
View More Hate Crimes Down-Race, Religion and Orientation Lead1 in 52 adults on parole or probation. 4.7 million supervised
The one-percent decline in the number of adults supervised in the community on probation or parole between year-end 2013 and 2014 marked the seventh consecutive…
View More 1 in 52 adults on parole or probation. 4.7 million supervised44 Million Annually Stoped by Police-1.6% Experienced Force-Blacks Three Times More Likely to Experience Force
In a study released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), an annual average of 44 million U.S. residents age 16 or older had one…
View More 44 Million Annually Stoped by Police-1.6% Experienced Force-Blacks Three Times More Likely to Experience ForceBlack men received roughly 5% to 10% longer prison sentences than white men
During an 8-year period between 2005 and 2012, black men received roughly 5% to 10% longer prison sentences than white men for similar crimes, after accounting…
View More Black men received roughly 5% to 10% longer prison sentences than white menAre Cops Under Siege? FBI Director’s Remarks
There is a debate throughout the United States as to the reason(s) for rising crime, especially in select major sites, with some predicting an increase…
View More Are Cops Under Siege? FBI Director’s Remarks28% of deaths that occurred in the process of arrest not documented
After the passage of the Death in Custody Reporting Act (DICRA) of 2000, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) began collecting data on deaths that…
View More 28% of deaths that occurred in the process of arrest not documentedAggravated Assaults and Rape Increased in 2014-Violence Rate Declines 1 Percent
Will violent crime increase in 2015? Some suggest that it will. See https://www.crimeinamerica.net/crime-rates-united-states/ for a discussion. The estimated number of violent crimes in the nation decreased 0.2…
View More Aggravated Assaults and Rape Increased in 2014-Violence Rate Declines 1 PercentMost State Prisoners In For Violent Crimes
U.S. state and federal prisons held an estimated 1,561,500 inmates on December 31, 2014, a decrease of 15,400 prisoners (one percent) since yearend 2013, the…
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