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 WomenCrime News
6.2 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…
View More Public Defense Reform–Is the Money Available?Juvenile offenders responsible for six percent of violent felonies: Crime statistics from Crime in America.Net
Part three of an analysis of “Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties” This is the final installment in a three-part series analyzing data of from…
View More Juvenile offenders responsible for six percent of violent felonies: Crime statistics from Crime in America.NetOlder felons an increasing problem for the justice system– Crime is no longer a young man’s game—Crime in America.Net
Crime Statistics from Crime in America.Net Part two of an analysis of “Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties” A significant tenant in criminology is that…
View More Older felons an increasing problem for the justice system– Crime is no longer a young man’s game—Crime in America.NetRepeat Felons Dominate the Criminal Justice System—Most Convicted Felons do not Serve Time in Prison—Part One
Crime Statistics from Crime in America.Net In the nation’s 75 largest counties, an estimated 58,100 defendants were charged with a felony offense in one month–May…
View More Repeat Felons Dominate the Criminal Justice System—Most Convicted Felons do not Serve Time in Prison—Part One