Subtitles Per Gallup, Concern About Crime Climbs to a 15-Year High. Per Gallup, Americans’ self-reported experience with crime has been trending up since about 2001…
View More Fear of Crime Increases in AmericaTag: crime
Are Americans Wrong on Crime?
Subtitles Who gets to define the reality of crime-criminologists or the American public? Are American’s delusional as to fear? Gallup-Americans’ direct experience with crime is…
View More Are Americans Wrong on Crime?Trump, Advocates, and the Criminal Justice System
Subtitles Polling data was wrong, and so are our perceptions of the American crime problem. If you wondered as to how Donald Trump tapped into…
View More Trump, Advocates, and the Criminal Justice SystemHalloween Safety and Crime Prevention Tips
By Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of public affairs for national and state criminal justice agencies. Former Senior Specialist for Crime Prevention for the Department…
View More Halloween Safety and Crime Prevention TipsFemales Have Higher Rates of Violent Crime Than Males
Highlights FBI (in 2014) and the National Crime Survey (in 2015) reports more female than male victims. Traditionally, males have higher rates of violent…
View More Females Have Higher Rates of Violent Crime Than MalesVIOLENT CRIME REMAINED FLAT FROM 2014 TO 2015 AFTER TWO YEARS OF DECREASES
Subtitles: Crime survey data may indicate future increases. Violent crime increased per the FBI. Homicides continue at record rates per the FBI and other data.…
View More VIOLENT CRIME REMAINED FLAT FROM 2014 TO 2015 AFTER TWO YEARS OF DECREASESNo One Wants To Be A Cop
Subtitles Don’t be A Cop? Are we asking too much from police officers? No one wants to be a cop. Does that impact your safety? Author…
View More No One Wants To Be A CopCrime Is “Not Out of Control” Versus Record Homicides, Fear and Gun Purchases. Who’s Right?
Subtitles Violent Crime Increased in 2015. Crime has taken on a political context in the presidential election. Is that framework is affecting objective analysis and…
View More Crime Is “Not Out of Control” Versus Record Homicides, Fear and Gun Purchases. Who’s Right?Facebook and Crime
Facebook, Crime and West Virginia Having been in the criminal justice system for close to 50 years, I find fascination with offbeat aspects of crime…
View More Facebook and CrimeViolent Crime Will Rise in 2016
The Brennan Center for Justice recently offered data regarding violence in America’s thirty largest cities. The bottom-line is that violent crime increased in 13, decreased…
View More Violent Crime Will Rise in 2016Bernie Sanders’ Mass Release of Inmates is Insane
Editorial: We strongly support the discussion of alternatives to incarceration, and reviews of sentencing policy. We are equally supportive of adequately funded offender reentry programs.…
View More Bernie Sanders’ Mass Release of Inmates is InsaneCrime Rates for States, Metro Areas and Counties Compared for the First Time Using Victim Data
Editor’s Note: This is the first time that the Department of Justice, using the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), have offered comparison data of states,…
View More Crime Rates for States, Metro Areas and Counties Compared for the First Time Using Victim DataThe Best Resource for Crime-Related Research-CrimeSolutions.Gov
Requesters repeatedly ask for the best source of criminological evaluations on a variety of crime-related issues and the answer is CrimeSolutions.Gov. Please watch the attached…
View More The Best Resource for Crime-Related Research-CrimeSolutions.GovGangs in the United States
Gangs in the United States: In 2012, there were an estimated 30,700 gangs (an increase from 29,900 in 2011) and 850,000 gang members (an increase from 782,500…
View More Gangs in the United StatesCrime in America Decreases in 2014
For a comprehensive overview of crime in the Unites States, see https://www.crimeinamerica.net/crime-rates-united-states/ For a comprehensive analysis of crime in cities and states, see https://www.crimeinamerica.net/city-crime-rates-top-ten-cities/ Preliminary figures indicate…
View More Crime in America Decreases in 2014Most crime occurs at home, roads, parking lots, schools and bars per FBI/NIBRS
The FBI released details on more than 5.6 million criminal offenses reported via the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) in 2013. The Uniform Crime Reporting…
View More Most crime occurs at home, roads, parking lots, schools and bars per FBI/NIBRSTop 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?Use of cell phones cuts crime
Crime in America Last January we credited the use of cell phones with reductions in crime. We said, “There are some within the crime prevention…
View More Use of cell phones cuts crimeFelony 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?