Increases driven by simple assaults and crime not reported to police Violent and property crime rates rose for U.S. residents in 2012, the Bureau of…
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17 percent of violent crime victims account for 54 percent of all violent crimes
NEW BJS REPORT ON CALCULATING THE PREVALENCE OF CRIME IN THE U.S. The Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics released a report today on a…
View More 17 percent of violent crime victims account for 54 percent of all violent crimesTen Most Dangerous States
Ten Most Dangerous States Please see the link below from 24-7 Wall Street–nice article providing a comprehensive analysis. Worth reading. 10. Oklahoma > Violent crimes…
View More Ten Most Dangerous StatesLowest Homicide Rate in the US Since 1960
FBI Releases 2012 Crime Statistics The FBI estimated that in 2012, the number of violent crimes increased 0.7 percent, according to the figures released today.…
View More Lowest Homicide Rate in the US Since 1960Top 10 Factors Contributing to Violent Crime-Updated
Author Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and state criminal justice agencies. Former Senior Specialist for Crime Prevention for the Department…
View More Top 10 Factors Contributing to Violent Crime-UpdatedDo declines in school dropout rates affect crime?
Crime in America The data presented below is from “Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 1972–2008” from the US…
View More Do declines in school dropout rates affect crime?Prison Programs Can Reduce Crime
Crime in America We have praised research from the Washington State Institute for Public Policy in the past as being user friendly and to-the-point. The…
View More Prison Programs Can Reduce CrimeMost convicted of felonies do not get time in prison
Crime in America In 2006 (latest available data) an estimated 69 percent of persons sentenced (after conviction) in state court of a felony were sentenced…
View More Most convicted of felonies do not get time in prisonFelony Sentences Increase During Years of Declining Crime. Why?
Crime in America In 2006 (latest numbers available) state courts sentenced (after finding a defendant guilty) an estimated 1,132,290 people for a felony conviction. That…
View More Felony Sentences Increase During Years of Declining Crime. Why?Marijuana Use Continues to Increase as Perceived Risk Decreases
Crime in America Heavens, we were told by marijuana advocates that this wouldn’t happen; that the debate about the endless medical and recreational wonders of…
View More Marijuana Use Continues to Increase as Perceived Risk Decreases25 percent of US children have families with alcohol problems
Crime in America An estimated 25 percent of all children in the United States (about 27.8 million) are affected by or exposed to a family…
View More 25 percent of US children have families with alcohol problemsNearly 1 in 5 violent offenders in prison or jail or on probation were identified as mentally ill.
Crime in America.Net Our prayers go to Representative Giffords and all those killed or wounded in the tragic event in Tucson. We have reader questions regarding the…
View More Nearly 1 in 5 violent offenders in prison or jail or on probation were identified as mentally ill.More Americans Using Drugs. Marijuana Increases. Use by Kids Grows. Baby Boomers Record Large Gains.
Crime in America.Net Gentlereaders: Drug use continues to increase. Criminology 101—increased drug use means more crime. Criminology is filled with endless references to drug…
View More More Americans Using Drugs. Marijuana Increases. Use by Kids Grows. Baby Boomers Record Large Gains.Violent Offenders Account for 60 Percent of Prison Growth Since 2000
Crime in America.Net For years, political and correctional systems throughout the country have been criticized for putting too many drug offenders in prison. The thought…
View More Violent Offenders Account for 60 Percent of Prison Growth Since 2000Emergency room visits for pharmaceutical drugs double
Crime in America.Net Gentlepeople: The two reports below provide some perspective as to drug use in the United States. The reports deal with emergency room…
View More Emergency room visits for pharmaceutical drugs doubleCorrectional Programs Reduce Crime-Update-Two New Programs Offered
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View More Correctional Programs Reduce Crime-Update-Two New Programs OfferedThe 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 Average