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The Amazing Twenty-Year Drop in American Violent Crime Continues: December 2010 Update
Crime 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 UpdateDo Robberies Increase in December? Violent Crimes by Month
The reader inquiry is violent crime by month, specifically if robbery goes up during December. The Federal Bureau of Investigation through the Uniform Crime Reports…
View More Do Robberies Increase in December? Violent Crimes by MonthWhat Are My Chances Of Being A Victim Of Violent Crime? Updated
Crime in America.Net. Updated in 2020. Summation Our chances for violent victimization are more controlled by what we do than by who we are. Notes…
View More What Are My Chances Of Being A Victim Of Violent Crime? UpdatedViolent Crime Rate for Disabled Double the National Average
Crime in America.Net Two of us are former police officers and we are not surprised that people with disabilities have a violent crime rate that…
View More Violent Crime Rate for Disabled Double the National AverageCrime in mid-size metropolitan areas rising faster than larger metro areas
Crime in America.Net Dear readers. We keep getting inquiries about city and state crime comparisons and we keep saying that it’s really difficult to make…
View More Crime in mid-size metropolitan areas rising faster than larger metro areasState and national crime statistics for the last 50 years
Crime in America.Net Dear Readers: Below you will find what may be one of the best tools available to look at and manipulate-analyze crime data…
View More State and national crime statistics for the last 50 years32 percent of students bullied at school. National crime in schools statistics
Crime in America.Net Gentlereaders: The report below from two federal agencies using a wide variety of research is the best overview of crime in schools.…
View More 32 percent of students bullied at school. National crime in schools statisticsTwo-thirds of Americans Believe Crime is Increasing: Is That Belief Justified?
Crime in America.Net The Gallup Poll below graphically illustrates the America perception that crime is on the rise in this country; two-thirds believe that crime…
View More Two-thirds of Americans Believe Crime is Increasing: Is That Belief Justified?New City Crime Comparisons: Do You Believe the Data?
Crime in America.Net We have updated information comparing crime in cities for 2009 from CQ Press using data from the FBI’s “Crime in the United…
View More New City Crime Comparisons: Do You Believe the Data?Children killed down 80 percent in Baltimore
Crime in America.Net Dear readers: It’s rare to discover great news from local criminal agencies. While national crime statistics continue to drop, all you seem…
View More Children killed down 80 percent in BaltimoreReturn to Prison (Recidivism) Rates for the UK-America-California
Gentlereaders: We recently posted rates of recidivism for the state of California and attached them to an existing page displaying national recidivism for the United…
View More Return to Prison (Recidivism) Rates for the UK-America-CaliforniaSan Francisco has highest recidivism rate in California—78 percent go back to prison.
The report below comes from KALW news, a public radio station serving the San Francisco and Oakland areas. It’s really great to see a radio…
View More San Francisco has highest recidivism rate in California—78 percent go back to prison.Should we send offenders back to prison for technical violations?
Our little secret; Governors don’t want them back. Your opinions wanted. Crime in America.Net You can tell when it’s time for term papers in college; we…
View More Should we send offenders back to prison for technical violations?Early Marijuana Use Leads to Later Drug Abuse
Crime in America.Net Well, just in time for the California vote to legalize marijuana, data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)…
View More Early Marijuana Use Leads to Later Drug AbuseIs criminal history related to future criminality?
Crime in America.Net Dear readers: A student asks if recidivism (an offender’s return to prison or higher sanctions) is connected to criminal history. She is…
View More Is criminal history related to future criminality?48 law enforcement officers murdered, 47 die in accidents, 57,000 assaulted in 2009
Crime in America.Net Dear readers: There’s not much more to say than the numbers provided below from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This story…
View More 48 law enforcement officers murdered, 47 die in accidents, 57,000 assaulted in 2009New cocaine users continue to decrease to the lowest number since 1973. Marijuana and ecstasy increase.
Crime in America.Net Use of Prescription Pain Relievers Remains Stable Our analysis: The news on first time use of cocaine is wonderful considering the connection…
View More New cocaine users continue to decrease to the lowest number since 1973. Marijuana and ecstasy increase.Violent crime in America–lowest levels since 1973. Americans in cities remain confused.
Dear 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.The Country’s Most Dangerous Cities Based on Crime and Traffic Fatalities
Crime in America.Net Dear readers: This is the latest list from Forbes ranking cities for crime and other issues (http://blogs.forbes.com/francescalevy/2010/10/12/real-estate-lifestyle-danger-housing-cities/) and before you start writing…
View More The Country’s Most Dangerous Cities Based on Crime and Traffic Fatalities