Crime Trends
Animal Abuse Cases Rise During The Pandemic
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Says a Seattle prosecutor, “You have people that are angry (and) they’re at home a lot. That anger can be taken out on an animal.”
Crime Trends
U.S. Southern Border Cities Report Low Crime Rates
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U.S. communities along the Mexico border are among the nation’s safest, with some border cities reporting crime rates well below the national average. The data contradict President Donald Trump’s assertion that the border region is “lawless.”
Crime Trends
300 Los Angeles Homicides First Time in Decade
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Los Angeles has seen a 25 percent increase in killings over last year, hitting the 300 mark with more than a month left in 2020. Shootings are up more than 32 percent.
Crime Trends
Urban Murders Up 28% in 2020, Robberies, Rapes Down
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The trends are confirmed in surveys by the Major Cities Chiefs Association and Police Executive Research Forum. Job losses and other stresses during the pandemic are fueling tensions and leading to violence.
Crime Trends
Crime Rises Again on New York City’s Subways
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A recent rash of attacks has led transit officials to press the city to provide more support for mentally ill people who seek shelter on the subway. One woman was pushed off the platform by an emotionally disturbed man as a train approached.
Crime Trends
Baltimore Seeks to ‘Reimagine Public Safety’ as Murders Near 300
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For the sixth straight year, Baltimore is on pace to record at least 300 homicides. Mayor-elect Brandon Scott seeks “a complete re-imagining of public safety.”
Crime Trends
Chicago Expected to Exceed 700 Homicides in 2020
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In April, Police Superintendent David Brown challenged his department to keep the annual murder total under 300 — a number the city seen in 60 years.
Crime Trends
TX Sends State Police to Dallas Amid Crime Wave
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Last weekend was Dallas’ deadliest of the year, with seven fatal shootings, bringing the homicide count for the year to 220. The total surpassed last year’s 210 homicides.
Crime Trends
NYC Shootings Double In a Year As Arrests Drop
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Mayor Bill de Blasio attributed the trends to the coronavirus pandemic, citing the closure of businesses, schools and houses of worship as factors that created a “perfect storm.”
Hate Crimes
FBI: Hate Crimes at ‘Highest Level in More Than a Decade’
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FBI data show hate crime incidents increased 2.7 percent last year, following a UN report released last month noting an increase in racist incidents targeting Asian Americans during the pandemic — which the UN traces to President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about the “China Flu.”