Older Offenders

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 held responsible for their child's crimes?

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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120 Million Porch Package Thefts in 2024

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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Firearm Violence Statistics

Arrests And Crime Victims By Race And Ethnicity

Highlights An overview of those arrested or victimized by race or ethnic background. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior spokesperson. Thirty-five years of…

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Law Enforcement Officers Face A 54 Percent Higher Risk Of Dying By Suicide

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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Are FBI Crime Statistics Reliable?

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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Increasing Or decreasing Crime?

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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The United States And Canada Are The Only Sections Of The World To Feel Less Safe

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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Months having the most crime-crime by month

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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Trump, Democrats, crime and the election

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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Firearm Related Death Is More Acute For Black and Latino Men Than Deployed U.S. Soldiers

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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Should parents be held responsible for their child's crimes?

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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Firearm Violence Statistics

75 Million US Crime Victims: Understanding The Impact

  Introduction      Every year, tens of millions of Americans become victims of violent and property crimes, with statistics drawn from federal sources and…

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How Many People Are Victimized By Crime Each Year

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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Number-Size Of Law Enforcement Agencies And How They Submit Crime Data

Understanding How The US Collects Reported Crime Data

Highlights If you’re interested in yearly national “reported” crime data from the FBI, and how it’s produced, and what affects the numbers, this article is…

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Trust In Law Enforcement

77% Say Their Interaction With Police Was A Positive Experience

Highlights It’s safe to say, based on polling data, that the great majority of the 54 million yearly police-citizen contacts, interactions were mostly positive which…

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120 Million Porch Package Thefts in 2024

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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What causes murders and aggravated assaults?

What Causes Murders And Aggravated Assaults?

Highlights An overview of the circumstances of homicides and aggravated assaults. Per assaults on law enforcement, there were close to 20,000 aggravated assaults. There were…

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