Crime
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Is the End of Stop-and-Frisk to Blame for the Growth in NYC Murders?
Maurin Mwombela | June 4, 2015Murders in New York increased in 2015--is the end of stop-and-frisk to blame?
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Does the TSA Really Keep You Safe?
Jennie Burger | June 4, 2015Recent tests embarrass the TSA once again. Is current airport security effective?
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Weird Arrests of the Week
Anneliese Mahoney | May 22, 2015Check out this week's slideshow of the top weird arrests of the week.
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Police Forces Are Getting More Diverse, But is That Enough?
Kevin Rizzo | May 21, 2015Police forces are getting more diverse, but is it helping?
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Weird Arrests of the Week
Anneliese Mahoney | May 16, 2015Check out this week's weird arrests.
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Are Police Shootings on the Rise, and Why Isn’t the Government Counting?
Kevin Rizzo | April 30, 2015Are police shootings happening more frequently? No one knows, because the government doesn't keep track of them.
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Crime in America 2015: Slideshow of the Top 15 Most Dangerous Metro Areas
Kevin Rizzo | April 20, 2015Check out this slideshow of the Top 15 Most Dangerous Metro areas in America.
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Crime in America 2015: Interactive Map of Crime by Metro Areas
Kevin Rizzo | April 20, 2015Check out this interactive map of crimes by metro area.
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Crime in America 2015: Top 10 Safest & Most Dangerous Northeast Metros
Kevin Rizzo | April 20, 2015Check out the Top 10 Safest and most dangerous metros in the Northeast for 2015.
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Crime in America 2015: Top 10 Safest & Most Dangerous Metros in the South
Kevin Rizzo | April 20, 2015Check out the rankings of the Top 10 Safest and Most Dangerous Metro areas in America for 2015.
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Crime in America 2015: Top 10 Safest & Most Dangerous Metros in the Midwest
Kevin Rizzo | April 20, 2015The Springfield, Illinois metro area is the number one most dangerous metro in the Midwest. According to the latest...
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Crime in America 2015: Top 10 Safest & Most Dangerous Metros in the West
Kevin Rizzo | April 20, 2015Check out the Top 10 Safest and Most Dangerous metros in the West for 2015.
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HBO Documentary Subject Robert Durst Arrested on Murder Charges
Anneliese Mahoney | March 15, 2015Robert Durst of HBO fame has been arrested in connection with the third murder associated with him.
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Weird Arrests of the Week
Anneliese Mahoney | February 22, 2015Check out the latest slideshow of weird arrests from Law Street.
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Interactive Crime Map: Is Your City Getting Safer or More Dangerous?
Kevin Rizzo | February 18, 2015Check out this interactive map to see if your city is getting safer or more dangerous.
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Chapel Hill Shooting: An Environment of Hate
Anneliese Mahoney | February 12, 2015The killing of three young people in NC may be a hate crime.
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What You Need to Know About the FBI’s Latest Crime Statistics
Kevin Rizzo | February 5, 2015The FBI has released the latest crime reports for the entire nation. Here's everything you need to know.
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San Francisco Public Defender Arrested While Defending Client
Alexis Evans | February 3, 2015Public Defender Jami Tillotson was arrested for resisting arrest while defending her client's right to counsel.
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Nearly All Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities Report Drops in Violent Crime
Kevin Rizzo | January 26, 2015Nearly all of the Most Dangerous Cities over 200,000 on Law Street’s Crime in America rankings followed the national...
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Paterson, NJ and Richmond, CA Report Major Drops in Violent Crime
Chelsey D. Goff | January 26, 2015Violent crime among the nation’s mid-sized cities is on a steady decline, according to the most recent data released...
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Not All of America’s Safest Cities Followed Trend of Declining Crime
Anneliese Mahoney | January 26, 2015In the latest Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report, the FBI reported a nationwide violent crime decrease of 4.6 percent...
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NYPD Slowdown Ignites Debate Over Broken Windows Policing
Kevin Rizzo | January 16, 2015The NYPD's recent slowdown in enforcement of petty crimes and citations has ignited debate over the usefulness of Broken...
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Modernizing American Crime Stats: A Look Inside the FBI’s Data Division
Kevin Rizzo | December 14, 2014Go inside the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division in Clarksburg, WV to see the challenges and solutions to...
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Slideshow: America’s Safest and Most Dangerous States 2015
Kevin Rizzo | November 24, 2014Check 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
Kevin Rizzo | November 22, 2014Stockton, California and Atlanta dropped out of the Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities list with major decreases in violence.
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Detroit is the Most Dangerous City in America, Irvine the Safest
Anneliese Mahoney | November 13, 2014Detroit is the Most Dangerous City in America and Irvine, California is the Safest. Find out why.
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Flint and Chicago Are Still Dangerous Despite Absence From Rankings
Anneliese Mahoney | November 12, 2014Flint and Chicago are two dangerous cities but they aren't ranked on Top 10 lists. Find out why.
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Crime in America 2015
Chelsey D. Goff | November 10, 2014Full coverage of Crime in America 2015, America's safest and most dangerous cities and states.
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Crime in America 2015: Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities Under 200,000
Kevin Rizzo | November 10, 2014Check 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
Kevin Rizzo | November 10, 2014Check out the Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities with populations over 200,000 from Law Street.