Crime
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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 on...
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Can We Rebuild Detroit? Affirmative Thoughts
Detroit filed for bankruptcy last July with over $18 billion in debt, the biggest municipal collapse in the history...
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Crime in America 2013
In the United States, more than 80 percent of our citizens reside in cities and suburbs, and the safety...
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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 manage...
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What the FBI Says About Its Uniform Crime Reports
Following is the full text of the FBI’s disclaimer about the use of its Uniform Crime Reports. The disclaimer...
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Defining Rape: The FBI Takes Action
In 2011, a debate over the FBI’s definition of rape emerged. Each year, the FBI creates Uniform Crime Reports,...
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Why We Rank: The Public’s Right to Know
America is a nation of lists. We rate and rank colleges and universities, hospitals, school systems, governmental entities, college...
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Crime Ranking Methodology
Law Street’s Crime Team used the FBI’s four major violent crime categories – murders, aggravated assaults, robberies, and forcible...
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Crime in America: Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities Over 200,000
In the United States, there is a disproportionately high level of violent crime in densely populated areas; however, crime...
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Crime in America: Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities Under 200,000
In the United States, there is a disproportionately high level of violent crime in densely populated areas; however, crime...
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Mass Shootings in America: LAX Airport
A TSA employee was fatally shot on Friday morning inside terminal three at Los Angeles International Airport when a...
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Guns, Whiteboards, and the Mentally Ill: How to Cure Campuses From Mass Shootings
Buying a $299 whiteboard that can stop bullets is a startling reality for educational professionals across the country. The LA Times estimates that...
