Crime and Justice NewsDec 28, 20222 minWashington Post: Congress Should Help, Pressure Stats On Crime DataThe FBI released what seemed to be good news this month, that the agency counted 7,262 instances of hate crimes in 2021 — a drop from...
By Ted GestNov 21, 20222 minAnother Plea To Fix Gaps In U.S. Crime StatisticsAfter many years of work by many levels of federal and state government to correct flaws in the compilation of key crime and justice data...
Crime and Justice NewsNov 8, 20222 minFBI Used Incorrect Crime Data For St. Louis Amid Reporting ProblemsAfter spending nearly two years and $1.2 million switching to a new system for reporting crime, a full picture of crime trends in St....
Crime and Justice NewsOct 6, 20222 min'Horrible, Incomplete' Crime Data Make Good Analysis 'Impossible'The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), the basis of FBI national crime data released Wednesday, will be fertile ground for...