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USDOJ: Record Increase in Violence “Or” Violent Crime Declined 10 Percent For January-June 2024
Highlights The FBI released six months of reported crime data for 2024. The reasons for treating the data cautiously are below. This article covers three…
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USDOJ: A Record Increase in Violence “Or” Violent Crime Declined 3 Percent
Highlights As to crime in America, who do we believe, the FBI with its 3 percent decrease in violent crime, or the National Crime Victimization…
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Per The USDOJ-The Nation’s Record Increase In Violent Crime Continues
Highlights Per the newly released National Crime Victimization Survey data from the USDOJ, the US experienced the largest increase in violent crime (44 percent) in…
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Is US Crime Really Declining? The Impossible World Of Crime Statistics
Highlights Is crime decreasing? “There’s a crime divide between Americans and politicians, and voters are watching,” The Hill. “The White House to the left: We…
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Record Increases And Decreases In US Crime In Two Years-Who’s Right?
Highlights We have immense contrasts in record increases and decreases in crime in two years from the US Department of Justice. It’s becoming increasingly difficult…
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Crime Decreased In 2023 Per The FBI-Metropolitan Areas Still Struggle With Crime
Highlights Except for homicides and rapes, most of the decreases in metropolitan areas (where the vast majority of Americans live) are rather small. Robberies increased…
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Growing Concerns About Violence Despite FBI Statistics-Who’s Right?
Highlights The President and others insist that violent crime has decreased considerably. Yet data, citizens, and recent media reports say the opposite. Who’s right? Author…
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So It’s Impossible To Have An Honest Conversation About Crime?
Highlights How are crime writers supposed to place violent crime in its proper perspective? How do we factually write about crime when the issue has…
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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…
View More A User-Friendly Summation of Updated US Crime StatisticsIs Violent Crime in America Increasing?
Highlights The collective data indicate that we are entering a new era of increasing violent crime. This article offers a comprehensive overview of crime with…
View More Is Violent Crime in America Increasing?Does Negative Publicity Regarding Cops Affect Reported Crime?
Highlights Does negative publicity about law enforcement hamper reported crime? Violent crime increased by significant numbers. There is no question that the US Department of…
View More Does Negative Publicity Regarding Cops Affect Reported Crime?Violent Crime in America Increases By Twenty-Eight Percent
Highlights Violent Crime: From 2015 to 2018, the total number of violent victimizations increased by 28%. The rate of total violent victimizations also increased. The…
View More Violent Crime in America Increases By Twenty-Eight PercentViolent Crime Stats Explained-Violence Down For 2018
Highlights Per the FBI, there is a decrease of 4.3 percent in the number of violent crimes brought to their attention for the first 6…
View More Violent Crime Stats Explained-Violence Down For 2018Violent Crime Victims and Offenders
Highlights Many reader questions regarding violent crime victims and offenders are answered by a recent report from the National Crime Survey from the Bureau of…
View More Violent Crime Victims and OffendersDoes The US Have The Highest Rates For Violent Crime?
Updated in late 2020-See Crime in America. Introduction A reader insists that the United States has the world’s highest rates of crime and violence and…
View More Does The US Have The Highest Rates For Violent Crime?Violent and Property Crime Increases Per USDOJ
Police Van Highlights Violent crime increased for a variety of categories. Property crime saw the first increase since 2013. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired…
View More Violent and Property Crime Increases Per USDOJNational Violent Crime Remains Consistent
Highlights Violent crime remains flat. Many cities continue to be plagued by violence. 78 percent of Americans worry about crime and violence a great deal…
View More National Violent Crime Remains ConsistentThe US Is One Of The World’s Safest Countries
Issues Some suggest that the United States is one of the world’s most violent countries. Some suggest that it’s comparatively safe. Who is correct? The…
View More The US Is One Of The World’s Safest CountriesMouthy Offenders And Violence
Prison Cells Observations Per data, offenders can be verbal, intoxicated people who overreact to perceived provocations that result in criminal violence. We see crime…
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