The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/category/crime-trends/)
After the FBI said there was a small drop in reported violent crime last year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said working with law enforcement was responsible. Others said the numbers contradict the “American carnage” theory of President Trump.
In Philadelphia, there were 2.6 shooting victims per day on average when it was cold, 3.4 on pleasant days, and 4.4 on hot ones. On average, about twice as many people are shot in northern cities like Chicago, Milwaukee and Detroit when it’s hot versus when it’s cold.
An Iowa meeting to discuss safety issues drew 200 women to hear from police and share best practices on how to stay safe while running alone. Kathleen Meek urged women to “know what’s going (on) around you so you can be confident in what you’re doing.”
The NYU’s Brennan Center calculates that murder rates in America’s 29 largest cities will drop by 7.6 percent over the previous year; falling off to levels approximately equal to 2015 rates. Notably, the report projects a 35 percent decline in homicides in San Francisco, 23.2 percent in Chicago, and 20.9 percent in Baltimore.
The California city set a murder record last year, which authorities blame on gangs and drugs. District Attorney Lisa Green says criminal justice reforms are responsible for releasing “dangerous criminals.”
Despite claims by law enforcement that people who are most susceptible to hate crimes are “hard to reach” populations, a UK study finds that victims would report incidents to officers if they didn’t feel barriers were insurmountable.
Homicide is the third leading cause of workplace death. Some of it is due to workers who kill to commit fraud.
A series of shootings has parts of the city on edge. Record-low unemployment may be leading to more crimes against people who are spending more money, says one criminologist.
Amid a series of seemingly indiscriminate shootings that have left three dead, two others seriously injured and a city on edge, Nashville police are questioning two suspects.
Chicago’s five most violent police districts will get 600 additional weekend officers and police will continue to break up large unsanctioned parties “until we’re comfortable things are stabilized,” says Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson.