Economist Finds Urban Crime Rate-Population Loss Correlation
Many big cities in the Northeast and Midwest hemorrhaged population in the last half-century. Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit and St. Louis...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 12
- 2 min
Violent Crime Victimization Fell Slightly Last Year, Survey Finds
The violent crime rate in the U.S. as reported by victims was roughly the same last year as in 2022, the Justice Department's National...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 5
- 1 min
Murder Total Dropped In June For 26th Month, New Crime Index Says
June was the 26th straight month with fewer murders compared with the same month of the previous year, reports crime analyst Jeff Asher's...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 19
- 2 min
U.S. Murder Total Falling Faster Than It Ever Has
There is much evidence that murder is falling faster nationally than it has ever before — with the caveat that official murder data only...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 14
- 2 min
Drop In Killings, Shootings Marks Philadelphia's Hot Summer
Gun violence tends to worsen with the summer heat, but Philadelphia is experiencing its most peaceful season in nearly a decade, reports...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 9
- 1 min
Reported Crimes In Four Key Categories Down In 2024's First Half
Reports of crimes in four major categories are down in the first half of 2024 compared with the same period last year, the Major Cities...
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By Ted Gest
- Jul 25
- 3 min
Most Urban Violent Crime Totals Drop To Pre-Pandemic Levels
Reports of homicide and most other violent crimes have dropped to or below levels seen before the COVID pandemic and protests of George...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jul 9
- 2 min
U.S. Was Alone Among Nations In COVID-Era Violent Crime Spike
A few years out from the start of the pandemic, it appears that the rise in homicides in the U.S. was unique, Vox reports. According to...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jul 8
- 2 min
Estimated Murder Total In U.S. Fell 19% In First Half Of 2024
Murder totals in the nation dropped about 19 percent in the first half of 2024, estimates crime analyst Jeff Asher on Substack. Violent...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jul 6
- 2 min
Robbers Take Watches, Phones In Wealthy NYC Neighborhoods
At Birds of a Feather, a Chinese restaurant in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood, a man wearing a mask brandished a gun in the crowded...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jul 5
- 2 min
Surge In Violence Expected As Nation Heads Into Summer
Violence and mass shootings surge in the summer months, especially around the Fourth of July, one of the deadliest days of the year....
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Crime and Justice News
- Jul 5
- 2 min
NYC Works To Cut Times Square Crime Rate, Already Dropping
A man attacked with a machete. A woman killed after police said a 22-year-old woman stabbed her in an unprovoked attack near the Port...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jul 5
- 2 min
Amid Homicide Drop In San Diego, Homeless People Still Victimized
Across San Diego County, homicides fell last year — a trend seen in some other large cities and part nationwide return to rates seen...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 18
- 2 min
Boston Dallas Lead In Reducing Crime With Data-Driven Policies
Boston and Dalla, are championing promising public safety approaches Governing reports. In 2023, Boston recorded 37 murders, marking an...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 11
- 2 min
Will Crime Decline Flip Political Script In Campaigns?
Reported violent crime in the U.S. dropped by 15% in the first three months of the year, the latest evidence in a broader decline of...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 3
- 2 min
Murder Totals This Year Down 18.5% In 260 Cities
Several measures are pointing at a large decline in murder and gun violence nationally in 2024. Murder totals are down 18.5 percent in...
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Crime and Justice News
- May 30
- 2 min
Just 3 Boston Murders: Crime Stats Show Community Policing Success
Crime statistics in Boston last year saw a historic low in shootings, with only 37 people killed – compared with 200 or more in...
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Crime and Justice News
- May 14
- 2 min
Public Thinks Violent Crime Rises Despite 49% Drop In 2 Decades
Crime always seems a top priority for politicians to discuss. "We've invested a record amount in public safety, violence interruption,...
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Crime and Justice News
- May 3
- 1 min
Violent Crime Reports Down This Year, Police Chiefs Say
Reported violent crime continued to decline in 2024's first quarter in 68 large cities surveyed by the Major Cities Chiefs Association...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 30
- 2 min
Data Contradict Trump Claim That Crime Wave Is Sweeping Nation
The national decrease in murder totals is "potentially historically large," says crime data analyst Jeff Asher. Preliminary 2023 FBI data...
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