Immigration
Federal Immigration Crackdown Spurs Sentencing Spike
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The Trump administration’s immigration clampdown was the primary driver of rising sentencing figures in 2018, according to the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
Juvenile Justice
Girls’ Involvement in Justice System Dropped to Record Low Levels, Study Finds
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Girls were once considered the fastest growing segment in the juvenile justice system, but a study from the Office of Justice Programs (OJP,) based on 2015 data, concludes that arrests involving juvenile females had declined to their lowest level since 1980.
Crime Statistics
Jail Incarceration Rate Down 12% Over Decade, BJS Reports
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The decline parallels the drop in state and federal prison populations between 2007 and 2017, according to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics. But about two-thirds of those confined to jail cells in 2017—roughly 425,000 people—hadn’t been convicted of any crime.
Crime Trends
Illinois Town of 26,000 Has Nation’s Highest Murder Rate
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The chances of being murdered in East St. Louis, IL., are 19 times greater than the national average. The high-unemployment town suffered 454 murders from 2000 to 2018.
Crime Trends
Killings Among Romantic Partners Rise After Decline
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After four decades of decline, intimate partner homicides increased each year between 2014 and 2017, finds an analysis of FBI data. The victims are overwhelmingly female.
Crime Trends
Urban Crime in California at ‘Historic Lows’
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Despite fears that recent statewide justice reforms have threatened public safety, crime in 73 major California cities declined “precipitously,” according to the San Francisco-based Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice.
Crime Trends
Chicago Homicides, Shootings Drop in Early 2019
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In a promising start to 2019, Chicago homicides and shootings have dropped sharply over the first three months, continuing a decline since 2016, when violence hit levels not seen since the 1990s. Homicides fell 38 percent through March 24 compared to a similar period last year.
Crime Trends
L.A. Man Gets 20-Year Term for ‘Swatting’ Death
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Tyler Barriss of Los Angeles was sentenced to 20 years in prison for phoning a false hostage threat to police in Wichita, resulting in the death of an innocent man. Two other gamers face trial in the same case, which started when the two got into a feud while playing “Call of Duty.”
Crime Trends
Crime Doubled in Areas of San Diego, Safest U.S. City
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The San Diego Union-Tribune undertook an extensive data analysis to assess how widespread the crime decline was, to identify areas of the city where news of falling crime did not hit home and where it has taken hold, and to hear what residents say.
Crime Trends
The ‘Tragedy’ of Baltimore: Can City Tame Crime Problem?
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The New York Times Magazine examines whether Baltimore, whose 2017 murder rate led big cities, can overcome its destructive crime issues under former New Orleans police commissioner Michael Harrison.