Violent Crime Rates Plummet in First Months of 2024
Violent crime rates fell markedly in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year, according to FBI data released Monday.
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U.S. Marshals Apprehend 833 Fugitives Across 10 Cities in Operation to Combat Violence
By Steve Neavling The U.S. Marshals Service arrested more than 830 fugitives during a 30-month operation aimed at combating violent crime in 10 cities, the agency announced Monday. Operation North Star II targeted violent criminals, sex offenders, and gang members in Albuquerque, N.M; Buffalo, NY; Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio; Detroit, Mi; Jackson, Miss.; Kansas City,…
FBI Details How Shutdown Is Impeding Investigations of Terrorism, Violent Crime, Child Trafficking
The government shutdown is hindering the FBI’s investigations of terrorism, child trafficking and violent crime, according to a report issued Tuesday by a group representing the bureau’s 13,000 special agents.
New York Times: Be Careful to Read Too Much into FBI Crime Report
Over the last several decades, whenever there has been a reported increase in violent crime numbers, there have been people eager to seize on the statistics and argue, as the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has, that crime is “out of control.”
FBI’s Annual Report Expected to Show Increase in Violent Crime in Some Big Cities
The FBI’s annual crime report is expected to show an increase in violent crime in some big cities in 2015.
Violent Crime Increased Nationwide in First Half of 2015, FBI Reports
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Violent crimes in the U.S. increased in the first half of 2015 compared to the same period last year, according to preliminary FBI data. Local law enforcement reported to the bureau a 1.7% increase in violent crimes in the first six months of 2015. Murder, rape, aggravated assault and robbery rose…
Violent Crime Declined Modestly Nationwide, FBI Report Says
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Violent crime dropped nationwide in 2014, according to the FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Report. While the .2% decline is modest, the report shows fewer murders than any year since 2009. Robbery, burglary, theft and arson also have declined, CNN reports. Some cities, however, saw spikes in murders: Baltimore, Milwaukee and Washington….
FBI-Assembled ‘Hybrid Task Force’ to Tackle Violent Crime in St. Louis
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com This isn’t your normal task force. In fact, the FBI is calling it the Hybrid Task Force, and its goal is to pursue drug dealers and violent criminals, KMOX reports. “The task force has two focuses,” St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said. “One is an interdiction piece that long term…