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Crime is Way Down: 2023 Recorded Likely the Largest Single-Year Drop in Homicides Across US
The FBI's most recent Quarterly Uniform Crime Report data for Q3 2023 shows that nearly all crime in the US is going down; some...
Violent Crime and Homicide Falling Across Major US Cities, with Detroit on Track for a 60-Year Low
After a special task force was created to address a criminal case backlog in Detroit, the city is on pace for the lowest homicide...
Youth Crime in the U.S. Has Plummeted 78% Since 1994, Which Counters the Usual Narrative
A recent report found that the number of youth arrests for violent crime continued to decline in 2020 and was down 78% from its...
Malaysia Abolishes Mandatory Capital Punishment for 11 Crimes Including a Non-Violent Drug Offense
Introducing concepts of "proportionality" as part of efforts to "improve the criminal justice system," Malaysia has abolished the mandatory sentencing of the death penalty...
Giving Cash and Therapy to Men Engaged in Crime—and 10 Years Later, a Surprise Success
What if I told you that investing roughly $500 for therapy, plus providing a little cash, helped some of the most troubled young men...
When Neighborhood Knows Bits of Personal Information About Local Police, Crime Drops by 5-7%
Simple social cooperation psychology can be as effective as the harshest policing strategies in reducing crime, a new study has found.
Disadvantaged communities in New...
Falconry Saves Man from Life of Crime, Now he Helps Birds and At-Risk Youth Take flight
In spending his twenties dealing drugs in southeast Washington D.C. during the crack epidemic, Rodney Stotts would be the last person one would imagine...
Australia has Experienced One of the Most Astonishing Drops in Crime Ever Recorded by Any Country
The old newsroom adage, “if it bleeds, it leads,” did not apply to Australia recently, as editors covered the front pages with positive headlines...
‘World’s Most Dangerous Malware’ Gang Taken Down in International Cyber Crime Effort
Perhaps the world's most infamous phishing racket, the Emotet malware network has been taken down by police, sparing people around the globe millions of...
Crime Drops 46% in Philippines When Experts Expected it to Go Up During COVID Economic Crisis
Across the Philippines, during the 200-day community quarantine period, crime has plummeted, though no one is sure why.
Cases of robbery and theft decreased by...
These Musicians Play Classical Songs At Crime Scenes to Help Neighbors Heal After Tragedy
These musicians soothe their neighbors by setting up their instruments after all the police and law enforcement teams have left local crime scenes.
When Man Got Sick of Trash and Crime, He Bought Buddha Statue for the Street—and Transformed the Neighborhood
Over the course of the last two decades, the “Buddha of Oakland” has completely transformed the Oakland, California neighborhood.
Having Muslim Soccer Champion on English Team Has Led to Dramatic Drop in Hate Crime, Islamophobia
Since Mohamed Salah was brought onto the Liverpool FC soccer team in 2017, the club has experienced a dramatic decrease in hate crimes and Islamophobia.
Man Sobs When He’s Reunited With Stolen Therapy Dog Found 8 Miles Away From Crime Scene
Andrew Wright’s tear-jerking reunion with his therapy dog, Polo, is going viral. The Cleveland man was victim to a carjacking in which Polo, another...
Woman Meets Her Internet Scammer, Helps Him Give Up Crime, and Pays for His College
Even though Maria Grette was scammed out of thousands of dollars due to a man's conniving internet plot, she still became his friend – and his...
More Dutch Prisons to Close Due to Staggeringly Low Crime Rates
Due to the staggeringly low rates of crime in the Netherlands, five Dutch prisons are going to be closed by autumn.
The announcement comes not...
Man Shot While Stopping Hate Crime is Rewarded With $100K For New House
After being shot in the chest and hand, this 24-year-old is being honored for his attempts to stop a hate crime in progress.
Ian Grillot...
Man Turns to Police and Finds Help Instead of Committing Another Crime
Trumaine Daniels had been running away from police all his life, but running toward them for help has turned his whole life around.
Daniels has...
Crime Rate Continues its Decline in New York City During 2015
While news reports throughout the past year raised anxiety that New York City was slipping back into the crime rates of its bad old...
Police Fight Crime in Chicago by Coaching Youth Baseball
In one of the city’s roughest neighborhoods, police are dropping their guns and batons and picking up bats and balls in an effort to...