Highlights Cops and others in the justice system believe that reported decreases in crime are wrong. They believe that crime is increasing. If the Oakland…
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Category: Cybercrime
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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Per FBI-Cybercrimes Almost Double-37 Billion In Losses Since 2019
Highlights There have been huge increases in cybercrime-internet crimes since 2019. There have been 37 billion dollars in cybercrime losses since 2019. These crimes cost…
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How Many Americans Are Victimized By Violent And Property Crime Yearly?
Introduction Tens of millions of Americans are victimized by violent and property crimes yearly. Approximate and direct numbers from federal sources and Gallup are below.…
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Crime Victims By Age-Those 50 And Above Have Surprisingly High Numbers
Highlights We may want to rethink our traditional assessment of older individuals as being safe from violent and property crimes. Those in the 50-65 and…
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250,000 Attempted But Failed Property Crimes Per The FBI-Reasons Why
Highlights A count of attempted property crimes from the FBI and probable reasons why. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of explaining crime data…
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Older Offenders-Riskier Than You Think
Highlights There were 546,000 older offenders arrested for criminal activity in 2019 per the FBI. High percentages of older offenders are arrested after release from…
View More Older Offenders-Riskier Than You Think23 Million Americans Are Victims Of Identity Theft Costing Over 15 Billion Dollars
Highlights Per the USDOJ, 23 million persons reported that they had been victims of identity theft during the prior 12 months costing $15.1 billion. Based…
View More 23 Million Americans Are Victims Of Identity Theft Costing Over 15 Billion DollarsEverything You Wanted To Know About Stalking-Bureau Of Justice Statistics
Highlights An estimated 67% of victims of both traditional stalking and stalking with technology were fearful of being killed or physically harmed. Twenty-four percent of…
View More Everything You Wanted To Know About Stalking-Bureau Of Justice Statistics26 Million Victims of Identity Theft-93 Percent Without Police Involvement
Highlights Increasing numbers of Americans are victimized by identity theft, far more than any other crime. From the victim perspective, police involvement is minimal. It’s…
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Social Media Surveillance by Police and Correctional Agencies
Observations “Lone actor terrorists are broadcasting what they’re doing; we need to listen.” A DOJ report focuses on major criminal events and terrorist…
View More Social Media Surveillance by Police and Correctional AgenciesPreventing Teen Dating Violence Data Indicates Success
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh have published an article that provides the first evidence of the potential benefits of provider-delivered education and a…
View More Preventing Teen Dating Violence Data Indicates Success1 in 11 youth Internet users received a sexual solicitation
In 2010 approximately 1 in 11 youth Internet users (9%) received an unwanted sexual solicitation in the past year.
View More 1 in 11 youth Internet users received a sexual solicitationSeven Percent of Americans Experienced Identity Theft in 2012
An estimated 16.6 million people, representing 7 percent of all persons age 16 or older in the United States, experienced at least one incident of identity theft in 2012 according to the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).
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Internet Crime Complaint Center’s (IC3) Scam Alerts This report, which is based upon information from law enforcement and complaints submitted to the IC3, details recent…
View More FBI Internet Scam AlertsPrincipal Types of Mass-Marketing Fraud and Resources for Combating Fraud
Dear Readers: The FBI issued an update ) as to mass marketing fraud. The portion presented here complies with a reader’s request articulating the most “popular”…
View More Principal Types of Mass-Marketing Fraud and Resources for Combating FraudAppeals for Help from Friends Traveling Abroad are Frauds
I received a message from a well known and respected government employee; she was in Spain and lost all her money and needed me to…
View More Appeals for Help from Friends Traveling Abroad are Frauds8 million households experience identity theft-31 percent increase in credit card theft-prevention resources available
Violent and property crime is down throughout America and that finding is confirmed through the National Crime Survey, see http://crimeinamerica.net/crime-rates-united-states/. But are offenders moving from street crime…
View More 8 million households experience identity theft-31 percent increase in credit card theft-prevention resources availableHigh volume telephone calls mask fraud. Resources to fight fraud available.
Dear readers: Fraud continues to be one of our top inquiries as people struggle to defend themselves. It’s almost impossible to keep up with the…
View More High volume telephone calls mask fraud. Resources to fight fraud available.Sources for Protecting yourself from Fraud and Identity Theft: Crime in America.Net
Dear readers: We were asked by a requestor to provide reliable sources of information regarding fraud, computer crimes and privacy theft. This is the list…
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