Crime in America.Net Dear readers: This is the latest list from Forbes ranking cities for crime and other issues (http://blogs.forbes.com/francescalevy/2010/10/12/real-estate-lifestyle-danger-housing-cities/) and before you start writing…
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Could burglary be an act of domestic violence? Single females with children victimized most.
Burglaries are often committed by someone known to the victim. Crime in America.Net The question by many within criminal justice circles is whether burglary can be a…
View More Could burglary be an act of domestic violence? Single females with children victimized most.28 percent of burglaries involve people at home: good doors-windows prevent violent crime
Crime in America.Net An estimated 3.7 million household burglaries occurred each year on average from 2003 to 2007. In about 28% of these burglaries, a…
View More 28 percent of burglaries involve people at home: good doors-windows prevent violent crimeThe most stolen cars in the nation. The most stolen cars by state.
Crime in America.Net 2009 the sixth consecutive year of reduced vehicle thefts. A reader asked which cars were stolen most often in the United States.…
View More The most stolen cars in the nation. The most stolen cars by state.Bank robberies decrease, occur on Fridays, during mornings and lack violence
FBI Releases Bank Crime Statistics for Second Quarter of 2010 During the second quarter of 2010, there were 1,146 reported violations of the Federal…
View More Bank robberies decrease, occur on Fridays, during mornings and lack violenceNevada, Vermont, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee Rank Highest for Men Murdering Women
Dear Readers: “When Men Murder Women” is a significant contribution to the understanding of domestic and intimate partner violence if you can get beyond the…
View More Nevada, Vermont, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee Rank Highest for Men Murdering Women6.2 million people misused prescription drugs in the past month.
Gentlereaders: Alcohol use is stable over the last 70 years and drug use for the last decade declined. While it’s difficult (if not impossible) to…
View More 6.2 million people misused prescription drugs in the past month.Alcohol Use Stable Over Past 70 Years
Dear readers: Alcohol use is heavily connected to violent crime; more than any other substance. The connection is unremarkable noting the frequency of alcohol consumption; the…
View More Alcohol Use Stable Over Past 70 YearsThe Drug-Crime Connection Remains Strong. Marijuana is the Prominent Drug
Whenever we post statistics about the marijuana-crime connection, we get a ton of e-mails from disbelievers who feel that any connection is completely overblown. The…
View More The Drug-Crime Connection Remains Strong. Marijuana is the Prominent DrugBank Robberies Decrease-Nine Million Stolen-Three Percent Involve Violence
FBI Releases Bank Crime Statistics for First Quarter of 2010 During the first quarter of 2010, there were 1,183 reported violations of the Federal Bank…
View More Bank Robberies Decrease-Nine Million Stolen-Three Percent Involve ViolenceFive States Have the Highest Rates for Feeling Unsafe at School: Crime in America.Net
Information released by the Centers for Disease Control-High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicates the following: Nationally, 5.0 percent of students, “Did not go to…
View More Five States Have the Highest Rates for Feeling Unsafe at School: Crime in America.NetRural States Have Highest Rates for Teenage Rape: Crime in America.Net
Information released by the Centers for Disease Control-High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicates the following: Nationally, 10.5 percent of girls and 4.5 percent of…
View More Rural States Have Highest Rates for Teenage Rape: Crime in America.NetPain Reliever Abuse-More Than a Fourfold Percentage Increase
Pain Reliever Abuse– More Than Fourfold Percentage Increase of U.S. Treatment Admissions The percentage of admissions to state-funded substance abuse treatment programs involving pain reliever…
View More Pain Reliever Abuse-More Than a Fourfold Percentage IncreaseUp to 93 percent of justice system youth experienced trauma. Crime in America.Net
There are tens of millions of children in the United States that exist hungry and unsupervised; something that every member of the criminal justice system…
View More Up to 93 percent of justice system youth experienced trauma. Crime in America.NetAttorney General Endorses Crime Control Programs: Research Cited by Crime in America.Net
Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at the Project Safe Neighborhoods annual conference in New Orleans on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 and endorsed three crime control…
View More Attorney General Endorses Crime Control Programs: Research Cited by Crime in America.NetFemale juvenile delinquency doubled since 1985 while males rise 30 percent
The juvenile justice system exists to protect the child, not to enforce public safety. That statement alone is enough to cause consternation and confusion. There…
View More Female juvenile delinquency doubled since 1985 while males rise 30 percent8 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 availableUnderage Drinking Hospital Visits Nearly Double over the 4th of July Weekend
There’s not much more to mention here beyond the fact that underage drinking leads a lot of young people into contact with the criminal justice…
View More Underage Drinking Hospital Visits Nearly Double over the 4th of July Weekend12.3 million adults and children in forced labor, bonded labor, and forced prostitution around the world
There are times when the day-to-day toll of crime seems almost too much for many communities throughout the country. But in comparison (to the bondage…
View More 12.3 million adults and children in forced labor, bonded labor, and forced prostitution around the worldPublic Defense Reform–Is the Money Available?
Gentlereaders: There is a newspaper article today in Washington, D.C. addressing the fact that many individuals arrested on warrants are quickly released and returned to…
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