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Voters' Perceptions of Crime Continue to Conflict With Reality, Survey Says

Despite double-digit percentage decreases in U.S. violent and property crime rates since 2008, most voters say crime has gotten worse during that span, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

November 18, 2016

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FBI Director: Stats Don't Back Up Claims About Police Shooting Epidemic

Director James Comey told a gathering of police chiefs Sunday that people who think there's an epidemic of police shootings of black people aren't well-informed.

October 17, 2016

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Baltimore Police Track Carjacking Suspects, But Detective Shoots Himself

But as two detectives spotted the stolen vehicle and prepared to make an arrest, one of them accidentally shot himself in the wrist, and the suspects escaped.

October 14, 2016

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Robbing Banks Doesn't Pay Like It Used To

Bank heists have fallen about as fast as any other crime, dropping almost 60% in the past quarter century, according to FBI statistics. And robbers are getting away with less and less loot.

October 10, 2016

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Attacks on NYPD Officers up 23%

Attacks on NYPD officers are up 23% year-over-year despite a decline in major crimes around the city, officials said.

October 5, 2016

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NYPD Commissioner Bratton Blames Lax Gun Laws for Chicago Murder Spike

Bratton agreed with Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, who recently said, "If we had the gun laws in Chicago that L.A. and New York have we would see our violent crime cut in half."

September 12, 2016

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California Crime Measure Results in 52,000 Fewer Arrests, Crime Rate Rising

Recent state Department of Justice statistics show the number of felony arrests plummeted 28.5 percent last year, while misdemeanor arrests rose about 9 percent over 2014. That resulted in 52,000 fewer arrests overall and the lowest arrest rate since record-keeping began in 1960.

August 23, 2016

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Active Shooter Incidents Continue to Rise, New FBI Data Show

Active shooter incidents in the United States continue to rise in frequency, with new FBI statistics showing the highest average of incidents ever in a two-year period.

June 17, 2016

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DOJ Report Says Distrust of Police Causing Rise in Crime Rate

A loss of trust could have made residents of those places less likely to share information with law enforcement about dangerous criminals. With a newfound sense of impunity, these criminals might have begun committing even more crimes. And threatened by the violence, neighbors might have armed themselves instead of going to the police for protection, the theory suggests.

June 16, 2016

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Officials Say Officer Shortage May be Causing Spike in Las Vegas Crime

The local sheriff, police union officials and district attorney have various theories about what's behind the body count: 64 homicides by the end of April, compared with 29 killings after the first four months of 2015; 75 slayings as of Wednesday, compared with 45 by the same date last year.

May 27, 2016

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FBI Director Says "Viral Video Effect" Deters Proactive Policing

FBI Director James Comey reignited the factious debate over a so-called “Ferguson effect” on Wednesday, saying that he believed less aggressive policing was driving an alarming spike in murders in many cities.

May 13, 2016

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Minneapolis Officers Face Accusations of 'Slowdown'

With shootings rising and arrests plummeting, the Minneapolis Fourth Precinct's commander accused officers of slacking off on the job, according to multiple sources.

May 9, 2016