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FBI Says Violent Crime Down Slightly in 2017

After two consecutive years of increases, the estimated number of violent crimes in the United States decreased 0.2% in 2017 when compared with 2016 data, according to FBI figures released on Monday. Property crimes dropped 3.0%.

September 25, 2018

Special Units

NYPD Defends Database of Suspected Gang Members

The New York Police Department sent detectives to a City Council meeting on Wednesday to deliver a message to the governing body that the database they use to keep track of gang members is essential in keeping gang violence tamped down.

June 14, 2018

Technology

Police Drone Helps Reduce Crime by 10% in Mexican City

During a four-month period, the Ensenada Police Department flew more than 1,600 missions (an average of roughly 25 missions a day).

June 11, 2018

Patrol

Nebraska State Patrol On Track to Break Marijuana Busts Record

The Nebraska State Patrol said they've already confiscated more than 4,500 pounds of marijuana this year and it's only May.

May 11, 2018

Patrol

Domestic Abuse Calls Lethal for Officers

From 1988 to 2016, 136 officers were killed while responding to domestic disturbances such as family arguments, FBI data show. By comparison, 80 were killed during a drug-related arrest in the same period.

April 9, 2018

Training

Why Writing Skills Are So Important in the Study of Criminal Justice

Columbia Southern University

Writing skills are more integral in the criminal justice field than many people realize. Discover why you should improve your writing when in college.

April 2, 2018

Patrol

Newspaper Declares Baltimore Nation's Most Dangerous City

Baltimore is the big city with the highest per capita murder rate in the nation, with nearly 56 murders per 100,000 people. At 343 murders in 2017, the city tallied the highest per capita rate in its history. Columbus tallied 143 murders — 37 more than 2016 and the most the city has seen in a single year.

February 21, 2018

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Data Tactics

To counter arguments of the media and activists, we need to do a better job capturing and sharing data on attacks against us.

February 8, 2018

Patrol

Lying with Numbers

The press and anti-police activists love to use statistics to slam police, but their interpretation is biased and they cook the data by leaving out key variables.

February 7, 2018

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Baltimore Police Commissioner Fired Over Murder Stats

"My decision is because I'm impatient," Mayor Pugh said at a news conference at City Hall. "My decision is based on the fact that we need to get these [murder] numbers down. ... I'm looking for new and creative, innovative ways to change what we're seeing here every day."

January 19, 2018

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Baltimore Residents Blame Record-High Murder Rate On Lower Police Presence

Some Baltimore residents attribute the high murder rate to relaxed police patrols in the city following high-profile cases of police brutality, saying officers have backed off in neighborhoods.

January 2, 2018

Patrol

FBI Releases 2016 Hate Crime Statistics

The FBI has released Hate Crime Statistics, 2016, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s latest compilation about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation.

November 14, 2017