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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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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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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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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Highlights A podcast of this article is available on YouTube. It’s safe to say, based on polling data, that the great majority of the 54…
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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…
View More Crime Victims By Age-Those 50 And Above Have Surprisingly High Numbers
Updated Article There is an updated article on US crime based on the most recent data, see Crime Is Up-Crime Is Down-Who’s Right? We now…
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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…
View More What Causes Murders And Aggravated Assaults?
Highlights An overview of the first full report on violent and property crimes for 2023 for select cities and the complexities involved in understanding the…
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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…
View More 250,000 Attempted But Failed Property Crimes Per The FBI-Reasons Why
Highlights A podcast of this article is available on YouTube. What happens to crime studies of programs when compared to the best research methods? The…
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Introduction What’s below is a summation of the Justice Department’s Incident review of the active shooter incident at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.…
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Highlights Arrests have plummeted along with crimes solved. Do we ask too much from too few? Do we provide the resources cops need to solve…
View More Most Crimes Are Not Solved-Why?
Highlights Can programs help those in the community who are threatening violence or mass shootings? Can programs assist adjudicated violent offenders with mental health problems?…
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Highlights This article delves into the use of firearms in violent crimes, presenting data from two key agencies within the US Department of Justice. The…
View More 10 Percent Of Violent Victimizations Involved A Firearm-Weapons Used During Crime
Highlights A 44 percent increase in violence per the latest report (2022) from the National Crime Victimization Survey of the USDOJ would be the largest…
View More Unmasking The Discrepancy: The Overlooked Surge in Violent Crime
Highlights Are non-strangers or family members responsible for most violent crimes? The data is below. We question the government’s ability to lower rates of crime…
View More Most People Are Violently Victimized By Family Members Or People They Know
Highlights Females have higher rates of serious violent victimization than males. Females have higher totals for most violent crimes. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired…
View More Are Females Violently Victimized More Than Males?
Highlights We offer the latest data from the FBI and the National Crime Victimization Survey as to how violent crime impacts groups based on race…
View More Violent Crime Victims By Race And Ethnicity-Who’s Victimized Most?
Highlights We present the states with the highest and lowest totals of violent crime and provide some context based on numbers provided by the FBI…
View More Violent Crime Totals By State