All posts by Kevin Rizzo
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The Votes Are In: 2014 Election Was Most Expensive & Least Representative
The 2014 election was the most expensive in history and had the fewest voters since World War II.
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Interactive Crime Map: Is Your City Getting Safer or More Dangerous?
Check out this interactive map to see if your city is getting safer or more dangerous.
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What You Need to Know About the FBI’s Latest Crime Statistics
The FBI has released the latest crime reports for the entire nation. Here's everything you need to know.
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Nearly All Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities Report Drops in Violent Crime
Nearly all of the Most Dangerous Cities over 200,000 on Law Street’s Crime in America rankings followed the...
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NYPD Slowdown Ignites Debate Over Broken Windows Policing
The NYPD's recent slowdown in enforcement of petty crimes and citations has ignited debate over the usefulness of...
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NYPD Deaths Escalate Tensions in New York
Tensions between the NYPD, protesters, local communities, and politicians continue to grow.
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Death Penalty in the United States: Why We Still Have It
The United States is one of only a few remaining countries to use the death penalty. Why do...
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Modernizing American Crime Stats: A Look Inside the FBI’s Data Division
Go inside the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division in Clarksburg, WV to see the challenges and solutions...
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Slideshow: America’s Safest and Most Dangerous States 2015
Check out Law Street's safest and most dangerous states for 2015. Where does your home rank?
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Stockton and Atlanta Drop Out of Most Dangerous Cities Top 10
Stockton, California and Atlanta dropped out of the Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities list with major decreases in...
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Crime in America 2015: Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities Under 200,000
Check out the Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities with populations under 200,000 from Law Street.
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Crime in America 2015: Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities Over 200,000
Check out the Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities with populations over 200,000 from Law Street.
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Crime in America 2015: Top 10 Safest Cities Over 200,000
Check out the Top 10 Safest Cities with populations over 200,000 from Law Street.
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New FBI Report: Active Shooter Incidents on the Rise
The rate of “active shooter” incidents has been increasing since 2000, according to a new study from the...
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Fewer Federal Inmates for the First Time in Decades
The number of prisoners under federal jurisdiction decreased for the first time since 1980.
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Where Does Scotland Go From Here?
The people of Scotland voted to maintain their 307-year-old union with the United Kingdom yesterday, as the Scottish...
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Slideshow: America’s Safest and Most Dangerous States 2014
Law Street's state-by-state slideshow of America's Safest and Most Dangerous States details the violent crime statistics for every...
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Millennials as a Source of Political Change: It’s Just Not Happening
Millennials have unique viewpoints and priorities that color their political ideologies.
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The Future of the Internet: What the FCC’s Latest Rules Mean For You
The FCC proposed new rules last week that would allow companies to pay Internet service providers (ISPs) additional...
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Traveling to DC: Here are Your Legal Need to Knows
Whether you are moving to Washington DC permanently, attending one of the many universities in the city, or...
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What’s New: Police Brutality is the Norm in Oakland
Recently, an independent investigation into 22 years worth of court filings revealed a history of misconduct by the...
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Public Opinion Shifts on Drug Sentencing
A report released on Wednesday concluded that public opinion on drug offenses has started to shift, as a...
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Behind the FBI’s Crime Statistics
Here at Law Street, we focus a lot of attention on the FBI’s annual and semiannual crime statistics,...
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Private Prisons Much More Likely to Hold Minorities
A recent study concluded that private prisons are more likely to hold African American prisoners when compared to public correction...
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Crime Drops 20 Percent in St. Louis; Hot-Spot Policing Credited
St. Louis has consistently been ranked one of the most dangerous cities in America over the last several...
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Latest Data Shows Violent Crime Across America is Down
Violent crime in the United States was down by 5.4 percent in the first six months of 2013,...
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Infographic: Crime Dropping Across the US
Kevin Rizzo Kevin Rizzo is the Crime in America Editor at Law Street Media. An Ohio Native, the...
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Verizon Starts New Transparency Trend
Verizon released its first transparency report earlier this month sparking new exchanges between the government and technology companies....
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The Profit Motive Behind Private Prisons
The old saying “crime pays” has typically been used to explain organized crime, but few people consider organizations...
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Crime in America: Top 10 Safest Cities Over 200,000
Although most crime in the United States occurs in densely populated areas, there are several large cities that somehow...
