Highlights The top ten locations for violent crime and observations as to why these places can be of concern. The article includes data from two…
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He Had Mental Health Issues-How Did He Get A Gun?
Highlights People want to know how mentally ill offenders obtain firearms or why firearms were not confiscated. 5.7 percent out of 25 million potential firearm…
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Would More Crime Reporting Overwhelm The Justice System?
Highlights 7 percent of 24 million identity theft victims reported the incident to law enforcement. 42 percent of violent crimes are reported. 32 percent of…
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Safest And Most Dangerous Countries-Where Does The US Rank?
Highlights Gallup Ranks 141 countries as to perceptions of law enforcement and personal safety. Where does the US Rank? Some suggest that the US is…
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Per The USDOJ-A Crisis In The Number Of Police Officers
Highlights USDOJ: Law enforcement agencies across the country face a “historic crisis” in recruiting and retaining qualified candidates. Are we moving towards the greater use…
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A User-Friendly Summation of Updated US Crime Statistics
Updated late October 2023 This article promotes a yearly summation of the best, user-friendly crime statistics from federal and related sources. Did you know that…
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Most Americans Are Victimized By Crime Yearly
Highlights If you combine violent and property crime with cybercrime and identity theft, it’s possible that most Americans are victimized by crime yearly which may partially explain why we are…
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FBI Crime Data For 2022-Increases Exceed Decreases For Most Categories
Highlights National crime statistics reported by the FBI for 2022 (crimes reported to law enforcement) are below. There are multiple sources of information on crime…
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Escaped Offenders Have “Extensive And Serious Criminal Histories”
Highlights The majority (85.7%) of individuals sentenced for an escape offense and released were rearrested during an eight-year follow-up period, which was higher than individuals…
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Who’s Charged With Human Trafficking?
Highlights The numbers for human trafficking seem low compared to the scope of the problem. Out of those charged 68% had no prior convictions. Due…
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Is Violence Rising Or Falling? Understanding Quirks Within The National Crime Victimization Survey
Highlights Analyzing national violence and property crime statistics can cause mental whiplash. Understanding crime in America has never been more challenging. For the upcoming elections,…
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Will Technology And Artificial Intelligence Revolutionize Law Enforcement?
Highlights There is a possibility that artificial intelligence (AI) and other forms of technology could do an immense amount of good and be a positive…
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Growing Violence in Canada Compared To Decreasing Violence In The US
Highlights Per big city crime dashboards, why is violence in the US decreasing (or essentially flat per one analysis) but increasing for most categories in…
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Is Fear The Most Important Crime Statistic?
Highlights Public safety is the highest priority for people moving. Fear of crime is at record levels. Crime was a top concern during the midterm…
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The Impossible World Of Police Use Of Deadly Force
Highlights So what is the opinion of police officers as to de-escalation? What percentage of encounters involve an opportunity to employ time and distance (de-escalation)…
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US Violence Is Both Increasing And Decreasing? Who’s Right?
Highlights We have a paradox, significantly rising violence and serious violence in 2022 per the National Crime Victimization Survey and mostly decreasing violent crime in…
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Big Increases In Categories Of Violent Victimization in The United States
Background The newly released report from the Bureau Of Justice Statistics of the US Department of Justice is Criminal Victimization, 2022. It’s based on…
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Cities Ranked For Fear Of Crime-Do Crime Rates Impact Fear?
Highlights Gallup offers a poll on perceptions of crime-related safety for 16 American cities. Do one-year reductions or increases in city crime rates or totals…
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Violent Criminal Victimization By Race Or Hispanic Origin
Highlights An overview of rates and numbers of violent criminal victimizations by race and heritage, all common questions from politicians, students, and the media. Author…
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Homicides Increase For Most American Cities
Observations 2014 to 2015, the largest one-year percentage rise in the U.S. homicide rate since 1968. The number of homicides in the big cities increased…
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