An engineer by training, he used systems theory and quantitative analysis to examine criminal behavior, revealing the systemic patterns of crime. By Michael S. Rosenwald Alfred Blumstein, an ...

In the latest crime report by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, a Midlands County remained among the top five counties with the highest rate of violent crime in 2024. Coming in second, ...

Violent crime in Chicago fell to more than a decade low in 2025. It dropped across 88% of the city’s neighborhoods as arrests rose. Violent crime in Chicago fell to more than a decade low in 2025, ...

Murders, overall violent crime and property crime are at their lowest rates in decades, but it’s unclear whether they are at record lows going back 125 years. See the sources for this fact-check ...

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Data collected from 35 American cities showed a 21% decrease in the homicide rate from 2024 to 2025, translating to about 922 fewer homicides last year, according to a new report from the independent ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. The United States remains in a multiyear trend of falling rates of ...

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Prince William County Police officials reported a significant drop in crime in end-f-year crime statistics. “We're seeing an overall drop in crime around a little ...

Violent crime in New Orleans decreased again in 2025, continuing the steady decline in violence the city has experienced over the past three years and bringing homicides to a 50-year low, according to ...

BALTIMORE IS TRULY CELEBRATING THIS NEW YEAR’S DAY, SEEING THE NUMBER OF MURDERS IN 2025 DOWN TO ITS LOWEST LEVEL IN DECADES. 133 HOMICIDES, COMPARED TO 194 IN 2024. THAT’S A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 30% ...