Many midterm races focus on rising crime. Here's what the data does and doesn't show
2 years, 1 month ago

Many midterm races focus on rising crime. Here's what the data does and doesn't show

NPR  

Many midterm races focus on rising crime. Here's what the data does and doesn't show Enlarge this image toggle caption Jack Berman/Getty Images Jack Berman/Getty Images Crime and public safety are among the issues that have taken center stage in many midterm races nationwide, from Wisconsin to Pennsylvania to New York. "We don't really have a common definition of what crime means, when you ask that question," says Jeff Asher, a data analyst who specializes in crime statistics. Most big cities tend to produce and make crime data available in some format in "near-real time," so that people can see numbers from the last few weeks, months or quarter, he explains, adding that smaller cities, suburbs and sheriff's offices don't necessarily make it as accessible. This year, the FBI changed the way it collects crime data — and many of the nation's roughly 18,000 law enforcement agencies were slow to get on board.

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Violent crime went up, not down under Biden, revised FBI numbers show
2 months, 1 week ago

Violent crime went up, not down under Biden, revised FBI numbers show

The Telegraph  

The bureau did not make any reference to the revised figure in a press release on the crime statistics for 2023, which it published in September. “New data submitted to the FBI confirms that our dedicated efforts and collaborative partnerships with law enforcement are working,” she said after the 2023 figures were released in September. Our progress is continuing this …

FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims made by Trump in California
3 months, 1 week ago

FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims made by Trump in California

Associated Press  

In a press conference from his Los Angeles-area golf club, former President Donald Trump revisited several topics from Tuesday night’s debate, repeating several false and misleading claims on issues including crime, the economy and immigration. Here’s are the facts: Trump again falsely claims crime skyrocketed under the Biden administration CLAIM: New numbers show that crime has skyrocketed under the Biden …

Republicans say Biden’s America is awash in immigrant-driven crime. What do the data say?
5 months, 1 week ago

Republicans say Biden’s America is awash in immigrant-driven crime. What do the data say?

LA Times  

One after another, Republican leaders painted a dire picture of America from the Republican National Convention stage in Milwaukee on Tuesday, suggesting the nation is awash in violent crime driven by an “invasion” of “illegal aliens” and “Chinese fentanyl” at the southern border. In an interview with The Times, he said the Republican talking points about rising violent crime “would …

Here's Some Of The False Claims You May Hear During First Biden-Trump Debate
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Here's Some Of The False Claims You May Hear During First Biden-Trump Debate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING To hear former President Donald Trump tell it, the U.S. has fallen apart under President Joe Biden: the economy is failing, countries are emptying their prisons and mental institutions across the southern border and crime has skyrocketed. The FBI’s annual crime report for 2022, the last year for which yearly data is available, showed violent crime across …

FBI data show sharp drop in violent crime but steepness is questioned
6 months, 1 week ago

FBI data show sharp drop in violent crime but steepness is questioned

Associated Press  

The Biden administration is taking credit for a sharp drop in violent crime nationwide earlier this year but one expert cautions that the declines in FBI data are preliminary and likely overstated. The data show steep drops in every category of violent crime in every region in the first three months of 2024 compared to a year earlier, continuing a …

Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show

CNN  

CNN — Violent crime dropped by more than 15% in the United States during the first three months of 2024, according to statistics released Monday by the FBI. In a statement Monday, Attorney General Merrick Garland stressed the new data “makes clear that last year’s historic decline in violent crime is continuing.” “This continued historic decline in homicides does not …

US violent crime decreased in 2023, continuing to reverse pandemic-era spike, FBI data shows
9 months ago

US violent crime decreased in 2023, continuing to reverse pandemic-era spike, FBI data shows

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — New FBI statistics show overall violent crime in the U.S. dropped again last year, continuing a downward trend after a pandemic-era spike. The FBI’s report was in line with the findings of the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice, which found that homicides were down an average of 10% in a survey of 32 cities over the year before, …

Violent Crime Is Dropping, But Americans Feel Less Safe. : Consider This from NPR
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Violent Crime Is Dropping, But Americans Feel Less Safe. : Consider This from NPR

NPR  

Violent Crime Is Dropping, But Americans Feel Less Safe. Enlarge this image toggle caption Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images For people in the US, 2020 was one of the most dangerous years in decades. According to crime analyst Jeff Asher, "2023 featured one …

L.A. officials tout double-digit drop in violent crime in 2023
11 months ago

L.A. officials tout double-digit drop in violent crime in 2023

LA Times  

In the latest sign that violent crime in Los Angeles is receding from a surge during the COVID-19 pandemic, LAPD officials on Wednesday released statistics showing double-digit percentage declines in both homicides and nonfatal shootings in 2023. California LAPD Chief Michel Moore to step down at end of February At a news conference with Mayor Karen Bass, the LAPD chief …

New data collection system shows overall reported crimes were largely unchanged in Maine
1 year ago

New data collection system shows overall reported crimes were largely unchanged in Maine

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s crime rate last year was comparable to the previous year when the state first began using a new crime data collection system, according to figures released by the Maine Department of Public Safety on Wednesday. That means the overall crime rate was nearly the same with 32 crimes per 1,000 people in 2022 and 32.5 per …

Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate. Will anyone notice?
1 year, 2 months ago

Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate. Will anyone notice?

LA Times  

In a country the size of the U.S., scenes like this, of police investigating a homicide in Ontario, CA., are daily occurrences. But “the concept of a violent crime wave — it just really doesn’t exist,” Asher said. “Every time there’s a smash-and-grab, it just amplifies in people’s minds that crime’s out of control,” said pollster David Paleologos, director of …

4 key takeaways from the FBI's annual crime report
1 year, 2 months ago

4 key takeaways from the FBI's annual crime report

NPR  

4 key takeaways from the FBI's annual crime report Enlarge this image toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Homicide rates in the U.S. fell significantly last year, according to newly released FBI data. FBI Crime Data Explorer Property and car thefts are going in the wrong direction Reports of larceny, which basically …

US firearm homicide rate ticks down from pandemic peak, but remains elevated
1 year, 2 months ago

US firearm homicide rate ticks down from pandemic peak, but remains elevated

CNN  

CNN — After years of increases, the rate of firearm-related homicides in the United States decreased in 2022, according to data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the first time the national firearm homicide rate has fallen since a sharp increase was recorded from 2019 to 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to …

FBI report: Violent crime decreases to pre-pandemic levels, but property crime is on the rise
1 year, 2 months ago

FBI report: Violent crime decreases to pre-pandemic levels, but property crime is on the rise

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Violent crime across the U.S. decreased last year — dropping to about the same level as before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — but property crimes rose substantially, according to data in the FBI’s annual crime report released Monday. Rachael Eisenberg, managing director of rights and justice for the Washington, D.C.-based Center for American Progress, said …

Violent crime decreases to pre-pandemic levels, FBI report says
1 year, 2 months ago

Violent crime decreases to pre-pandemic levels, FBI report says

LA Times  

An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha. Data in the FBI’s annual crime report released Monday shows that violent crime across the U.S. decreased last year, dropping to about the same level as before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Violent crime across the U.S. decreased last year — dropping to about the …

New report points to homicide rate declines in US cities after pandemic-era spike
1 year, 5 months ago

New report points to homicide rate declines in US cities after pandemic-era spike

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Homicides are declining in a cross-section of American cities, though their numbers remain higher than before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, according to a new report analyzing data from 30 U.S. cities. Several of the nation’s largest cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, are represented, but researchers didn’t have immediate access to data for others, like …

FBI: Hate crimes showed another alarming rise in 2021
1 year, 9 months ago

FBI: Hate crimes showed another alarming rise in 2021

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The number of hate crimes in the U.S. jumped again in 2021, continuing an alarming rise, according to FBI data released Monday. The hate crime numbers now include those and other large departments, and the total is the highest level in decades, said Brian Levin, the director of the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at …

Senator: Dems back reparations for those who ‘do the crime’
2 years, 2 months ago

Senator: Dems back reparations for those who ‘do the crime’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville asserted that Democrats support reparations for the descendants of enslaved people because “they think the people that do the crime are owed that.” The first-term Alabama Republican spoke at a Saturday evening rally in Nevada featuring former President Donald Trump, a political ally. “But got to be honest that we have a crime problem …

GOP steps up crime message in midterm’s final stretch
2 years, 2 months ago

GOP steps up crime message in midterm’s final stretch

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The graphic surveillance video shows a man on a sidewalk suddenly punching someone in the head, knocking them to the ground. The FBI released annual data this week that found violent crime rates didn’t increase substantially last year, though they remained above pre-pandemic levels. Malcolm Kenyatta, a Democratic state lawmaker from Philadelphia, said Oz is using crime …

FBI finds US crime rate steady in 2021, but data incomplete
2 years, 2 months ago

FBI finds US crime rate steady in 2021, but data incomplete

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI estimates violent crime rates didn’t increase substantially last year, though they remained above pre-pandemic levels, according to annual crime data. The report, released Wednesday, comes with major caveats — about 40% of law-enforcement agencies didn’t participate, including big cities like New York City, Los Angeles and Miami, after a major overhaul in the reporting system. The …

Reports: California homicides, violent crime rose in 2021
2 years, 3 months ago

Reports: California homicides, violent crime rose in 2021

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Homicides in California increased again last year — as did other violent crimes — amid rising frustration as the state’s top Democrats are seeking to keep their jobs in upcoming elections. The state Department of Justice released its annual crime reports Thursday, showing upticks in violent crime and property crime rates in 2021 even as the total …

Tories’ ‘shameful lack of leadership’ sees crime at record high as charges fall
2 years, 5 months ago

Tories’ ‘shameful lack of leadership’ sees crime at record high as charges fall

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Driven by a sharp rise in offences including fraud, rape and violent attacks, a …

FBI: US ‘active shooter’ incidents jumped by 52 percent in 2021
2 years, 7 months ago

FBI: US ‘active shooter’ incidents jumped by 52 percent in 2021

Al Jazeera  

The numbers were released days after a gunman killed 10 in a in a racist attack in Buffalo, New York. There were 61 “active shooter” incidents in the United States in 2021, according to newly released FBI data – a 52 percent increase from the previous year and the highest on record. Last year’s attack spread across 30 states, leaving …

Murders with a gun SOARED by 35% in 2020 to their highest level in 25 years, new CDC report reveals
2 years, 7 months ago

Murders with a gun SOARED by 35% in 2020 to their highest level in 25 years, new CDC report reveals

Daily Mail  

Gun murders skyrocketed in the United States in 2020 and reached their highest rate since 1994, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Protection. The US racked up 19,350 firearm homicides in 2020, as calls to defund the police were sweeping the nation, marking a nearly 35 percent increase from 2019, the CDC said in a …

US firearm homicides hit highest rate in decades in 2020: CDC
2 years, 7 months ago

US firearm homicides hit highest rate in decades in 2020: CDC

Al Jazeera  

The rate was the highest since 1994, the US public health agency says, with 79 percent of all homicides in 2020 linked to guns. Young persons, males, and Black persons consistently have the highest firearm homicide rates, and these groups experienced the largest increases in 2020,” the report said. “Firearm injury is tragically a major public health problem in the …

Delhi: 13% rise in crime in 2021 as compared to 2020
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi: 13% rise in crime in 2021 as compared to 2020

India Today  

Delhi witnessed a 13 per cent rise in crime in 2021 as compared to the previous year, city police commissioner Rakesh Asthana said on Thursday, adding that the increase in the crime rate is because of less number of cases recorded during the pandemic in 2020. Citing data, police said 3,06,389 crime cases were reported in 2021 as compared to …

US homicides: 10 of the country’s most populous cities set records last year
2 years, 11 months ago

US homicides: 10 of the country’s most populous cities set records last year

CNN  

CNN — More than two-thirds of the country’s 40 most populous cities saw more homicides last year than in 2020, according to a CNN analysis of police department data. Homicides spiked in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and subsequent unrest in cities across the country. According to the 2020 Uniform Crime Report from …

Homicides in 22 US cities continue to rise in 2021 but at a slower pace, report says
3 years, 1 month ago

Homicides in 22 US cities continue to rise in 2021 but at a slower pace, report says

CNN  

CNN — The number of homicides in the United States continued to rise in the first three quarters of 2021, but at a slower pace, one year after a record increase in murders that followed George Floyd’s killing, according to the latest quarterly report published Monday by the Council on Criminal Justice. Aggravated assaults – assaults committed with a deadly …

FBI: 2020 homicides up nearly 30%, largest 1-year jump ever
3 years, 2 months ago

FBI: 2020 homicides up nearly 30%, largest 1-year jump ever

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Homicides in the U.S. in 2020 increased nearly 30% over the previous year, the largest one-year jump since the FBI began keeping records, according to figures released Monday by the agency. Violent crimes in 2020 went up by a more moderate 5.6% over the previous year while property crimes continued a nearly two-decade decline, falling 7.8%. “This death …

FBI Data Shows An Unprecedented Spike In Murders Nationwide In 2020
3 years, 2 months ago

FBI Data Shows An Unprecedented Spike In Murders Nationwide In 2020

NPR  

FBI Data Shows An Unprecedented Spike In Murders Nationwide In 2020 Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images The number of murders in the United States jumped by nearly 30% in 2020 compared with the previous year in the largest single-year increase ever recorded in the country, according to official FBI statistics …

Murders rose sharply in 2020 but data is lacking across much of the country
3 years, 2 months ago

Murders rose sharply in 2020 but data is lacking across much of the country

CNN  

CNN — The FBI released its annual Uniform Crime Report for 2020 on Monday, showing that the number of homicides increased nearly 30% from 2019, the largest single-year increase the agency has recorded since it began tracking these crimes in the 1960s. Each year, the FBI collects crime statistics from law enforcement agencies across the country to create its annual …

Hate crimes in US hit 12-year high in 2020: FBI report
3 years, 3 months ago

Hate crimes in US hit 12-year high in 2020: FBI report

Al Jazeera  

Data show the number of offences targeting Black people and people of Asian decent rose 6 percent from 2019. The number of hate crimes in the United States rose last year to the highest level in more than a decade, driven by a rise in assaults targeting Black victims and victims of Asian descent, the FBI reported. The 2020 data …

Rising Violent Crime Is Likely To Present A Political Challenge For Democrats In 2022
3 years, 5 months ago

Rising Violent Crime Is Likely To Present A Political Challenge For Democrats In 2022

NPR  

Rising Violent Crime Is Likely To Present A Political Challenge For Democrats In 2022 Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Violent crime is on the rise in urban areas across the country. After protests last year over police violence against Black Americans — notably the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis — there has been …

How crime stats lie — and what you need to know to understand them
3 years, 5 months ago

How crime stats lie — and what you need to know to understand them

CNN  

CNN — As Covid-19 rates improved and vaccinations allowed much of the country to reopen, reports of crime waves began to dominate headlines. According to the FBI’s preliminary 2020 findings, violent crime rose by 3% across the country last year. “We say all the time that violence is a public health problem, but we’ve never invested in data with crime …

California homicides jump 31% in 2020, most in 13 years
3 years, 5 months ago

California homicides jump 31% in 2020, most in 13 years

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Homicides in California jumped 31% last year, making it the deadliest year since 2007, and Black people accounted for nearly one-third of all victims as the nation’s most populous state struggled with the coronavirus pandemic and concerns over racial injustice, according to reports released Thursday. California’s 2019 homicide rate was the lowest since 1966, and violent and …

Crime is becoming one of America’s biggest political issues
3 years, 6 months ago

Crime is becoming one of America’s biggest political issues

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. RELATED: The surge in violent crime is not letting up In New York City, there was a 97% increase, from 777 shootings in 2019, to 1,531 in 2020, according to City data. “We have a tendency to see changes in murder rates through the eyes of New York, Chicago …

Crime fell by 1% overall but cybercrime jumped by 127%
3 years, 7 months ago

Crime fell by 1% overall but cybercrime jumped by 127%

NL Times  

The number of registered crimes in the Netherlands decreased last year by about ten thousand to a total of 795 thousand, police stated in their annual report. Home invasions, robberies and street muggings in the Netherlands occurred less often last year, which is likely a result of government-imposed lockdown restrictions. Police said there was an astonishing 127% increase in the …

US crime rise not letting up in major cities
3 years, 8 months ago

US crime rise not letting up in major cities

CNN  

CNN — Major American cities saw a 33% increase in homicides last year as a pandemic swept across the country, millions of people joined protests against racial injustice and police brutality, and the economy collapsed under the weight of the pandemic — a crime surge that has continued into the first quarter of this year. “Because the protests were peaceful, …

Study: Killings surge in 2020; pandemic, protests play roles
3 years, 10 months ago

Study: Killings surge in 2020; pandemic, protests play roles

Associated Press  

— Killings rose dramatically across the U.S. last year, and a study released Monday suggests the coronavirus pandemic and racial injustice unrest were factors. Larger cities were hit hard, too: Milwaukee’s homicides rose 85%, Seattle saw a 63% increase, Chicago killings jumped 55% and New York City saw a 43% increase. Efrain said the city is still researching the cause …

A year like no other for L.A. crime: Homicides surge, robberies and rapes drop
3 years, 11 months ago

A year like no other for L.A. crime: Homicides surge, robberies and rapes drop

LA Times  

LAPD officers closed the road leading to a scene in the Hollywood Hills where Pop Smoke, a rising New York rapper, was fatally shot Feb. 19. Police officials also have pointed to gang violence as a major factor in the increased shootings in 2020, which have commanded growing attention from city and community leaders in recent weeks, and say it …

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