- Trump correctly cites rising crime rates in cities
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on Wednesday painted a dark picture of rising crime in American cities on Wednesday. But unlike a day earlier when he falsely claimed a record-high murder rate, Trump stuck to the facts....[
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CNN, Wednesday, February 8, 2017
- Ellwood City crime stats mirror national trend
Federal crime reports indicate that violent crime and crimes against property are on the decline in Ellwood City....[
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Ellwood City Ledger, Saturday, February 4, 2017
- New York City Major Crimes Fall to Lowest Recorded Level
Major felony crime in New York City crime slid in 2016 to its lowest level in decades, even as other big U.S. cities reported jumps in homicides....[
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Wall Street Journal, Monday, January 9, 2017
- Top Stories: Crime rates rose this year
Reflecting on the headlines: Anxiety over Chilliwack’s rising crime rate dominated public discussion through much of 2016....[
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NJ, Wednesday, December 28, 2016
- Chicago death toll driving up overall murder rate for countrys biggest cities
The violence in Chicago has continued unabated for much of 2016, with murders and shootings both far ahead of last year even with days left in December. Chicago is one of multiple major American cities seeing an increase in killings since last year, deaths that are coming during a historically safe era but that have still sparked concerns in communities seeing more bloodshed....[
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Tribune, Thursday, December 22, 2016
- Subway hate crime statistics to be sent to MTA
NYPD statistics on hate crimes that happen in the citys transit system will be sent to the MTA in a monthly report....[
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AM New York, Tuesday, December 13, 2016
- Police Commissioner O’Neil talks crime stats, promises to fix Atlantic Ave. permit problem in Brooklyn
Police Commissioner James O’Neill updated Brooklyn’s business community on the city’s improving crime statistics, took questions and promised to solve a nagging neighborhood issue at Tuesday’s Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce's Newsmakers event....[
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Brooklyn Eagle, Wednesday, December 7, 2016
- Here Are The Crime Stats You Need To See Before Claiming Violence Is Up
Nationally, crime remains at an all-time low...[
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Good, Monday, December 5, 2016
- Northern Californias Top 12 Most Dangerous Cities List: FBI Crime Stats
Pinole-Hercules, CA - Check the East Bay cities that rank, based on crime stats, among the top 12....[
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Patch, Monday, December 5, 2016
- City Crime Rate Set to End on Historically Low Note This Year
Citing "targeted" and "precision" policing, the NYPD says the city's crime rates are staying at historically low levels this year, with significant decreases in both murders and shootings.>more]
NY1, Friday, December 2, 2016
- Chicago Crime Rate Clouding Nations View of Safety, Reports Say
Most Americans said crime in the United States is getting worse even though it's not....[
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DNA Info, Sunday, November 27, 2016
- Crime Data Don’t Lie: Erasing Zero Tolerance Adds Graduates, Lowers Crime Rate
I am not sure how many folks similarly situated in juvenile justice understand that how we treat kids in our schools is one of the most essential factors in reducing crime among juveniles, and later in reducing crime among the adult population....[
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Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, Sunday, November 27, 2016
- Baltimore Felony Conviction Rates Fall Under State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby
The rate of felony convictions of Baltimore’s top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby dropped soon after she took office in January 2015, and the lower rate has persisted at a time of increased violent crime....[
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Wall Street Journal, Wednesday, November 23, 2016
- Durham’s violent crime rate holds steady; property crime down 8 percent
Homicides in Durham are up 20 percent, but overall reported violent and property crimes dropped a combined 7 percent....[
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News Observer, Wednesday, November 23, 2016
- 2015 USA Hate Crime Statistics - Kansas City infoZine/
Related Offenses Were Being Motivated by Bias Toward Race, Ethnicity, Ancestry, Religion, Sexual Orientation, Disability, Gender, and Gender Identity in 2015....[
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InfoZine, Tuesday, November 15, 2016
- The Safest States in America/
Violence in the United States has steadily declined for several decades. While the violent crime rate has fallen considerably — from 685 violent crimes reported per 100,000 Americans in 1995 to the current ......[
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Yahoo News, Tuesday, November 15, 2016
- De Blasio: Trump Cant Force NYC To Bring Back Stop And Frisk
They can threaten to take away our money, but they cannot tell us how to police our streets, de Blasio said....[
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Gothamist, Monday, November 14, 2016
- Fed grant to pay for more CMPD officers as crime rate rises
The Department of Justice is providing the city of Charlotte more than $1.8 million over three years to 15 new police officers.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney asked city council for the funds to hire 125 new officers to fight the growing crime rate....[
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WSOCTV, Friday, November 11, 2016
- Worcester police break down crime statistics at packed neighborhood watch meeting
WORCESTER -- Eager citizens packed a Thursday night neighborhood crime watch meeting, some concerned, some wanting know more about how Worcester's men and women in blue get the job done....[
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Mass Live, Tuesday, November 8, 2016
- NYC Touts 'Safest October On Record' in Monthly Crime Stats
NEW YORK, NY — Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O'Neill touted decreasing crime statistics on Tuesday in what has become a monthly ritual for the city. Crime was at the lowest level for any October since the CompStat era began in 1995....[
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Patch, Thursday, November 3, 2016
- Street Vibrations 2016 safety and crime statistics
The Street Vibrations Fall Rally statistics were released by the Reno Police Department on Sunday....[
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USA Today, Thursday, September 22, 2016
- Former cops say Pittsburg police lied about crime rates
Two former Pittsburg police officers sued the city and department on Thursday, charging that the department obscured its violent crime rate and use of force by officers and forced out the two officers for pointing it out....[
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SFBay, Friday, August 5, 2016
- Crime Statistics In Donald Trump's RNC Speech, Explained
On Thursday evening at the RNC, Donald Trump didn't begin his address by addressing the economy — on the most important issues among both Republicans and Democrats — or explaining how he'd "make America great again." Instead, Trump's RNC speech outlined crime statistics in America. ...[
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Bustle, Saturday, July 23, 2016
- Hate crime reports against blacks, LGBT people double in Seattle
Black and LGBT people are more than twice as likely as any other group to be targets of hate crimes in Seattle, data analysis shows....[
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Seattle Times, Thursday, June 23, 2016
- Chief Henson talks Trumann crime stats
So why does Trumann rank so high on those online lists of the state's most dangerous cities? According to Trumann Police Chief Chad Henson, it has a lot to do with the way FBI crime statistics are reported, the way certain crimes are classified, and inaccurate population counts which give an inaccurate picture of how dangerous a community like Trumann really is....[
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Democrat Tribune, Monday, June 20, 2016
- Computer error boosts crime statistics for Americus, say police, city leaders
AMERICUS, Ga- Americus is a much safer place than has been reported for the past several years, according to police and city leaders. A computer software glitch is the culprit. However, police and business owners in Americus are not interested in ......[
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WRBL, Wednesday, June 15, 2016
- In face of growing crime rate, Oxnard police return to community-oriented policing strategy
Oxnard, the most populous city in Ventura County, in 2011 experienced its lowest crime rate at just more than 20 crimes per 1,000 people. But the level has steadily risen since then until last year reaching about 37 crimes per 1,000 people....[
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Ventura County Star, Sunday, June 12, 2016
- FBI won’t have Portland’s crime stats
PORTLAND — The city of Portland will be left out of the FBI’s 2015 crime report following problems with the new record-keeping software used by local law enforcement....[
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Columbian, Wednesday, June 8, 2016
- Neighborhood crime statistics for June released by Muskegon Police Department
The statistics here count two fatal shootings in the city as homicides, though police have yet to classify one as such. Naethon Darnel Sims, 17, was shot June 18 on East Isabella Street in the Sheldon Park neighborhood. Police are searching for Royderrick Collier, for whom open murder and other arrest warrants have been issued....[
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Mlive, Monday, June 6, 2016
- NH lags in reporting hate crime statistics
CONCORD, N.H. — FBI crime statistics suggest hate crimes are less common in New Hampshire than elsewhere, but an Associated Press analysis shows many law enforcement agencies are failing to file the requested reports.
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Eagle Tribune, Friday, June 3, 2016