Crime in America.Net

A guide to getting answers to crime and justice questions. Most in state and local justice systems find USDOJ material difficult or impossible to find, read, and comprehend. Getting answers to common questions is tough. This article explains why and offers solutions. This podcast is based on an original article in https://crimeinamerica.net, a 15-year-old website focusing on crime and justice issu...

There's no national consensus as to what we want from parole and probation employees or agencies.   Parole and probation agents supervise and assist people with long histories of violence, substance abuse, and mental health backgrounds.   What could possibly go wrong?

“The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is the nation’s  primary source  of information on criminal victimization,” the  US Census Bureau . No one is saying that about national FBI crime data. Advocates claim they want an evidence-based approach to crime yet they ignore the best available data. We are dismissing a chance to create better, safer communities. Journalists insist that democrac...

For the first time in many years, incarcerations and arrests, seem to be increasing with a slight expansion of police officers after losing 25,000 cops. Crimes solved, however, remain flat. f you deal with victim rights organizations, they will tell you that accountability for criminal offenders can be either challenging or nonexistent. They suggest that this has a profound impact on people trusti...

We must decide what we want from law enforcement before we endanger public safety.

The median (average) time served in state prison for all offenses is 1.3 years. Critics of over-incarceration may need to reevaluate their claims in light of updated data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics based on an updated (January 2025) publication from the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the US Department of Justice. The median time served in prison for all offenses is 1.3 years. The mathe...

Crimes in most jurisdictions involve reduced charges or dropped or deferred prosecutions.   Concessions through plea-bargains, dropped charges and limited prison sentences are necessary to keep the justice system functioning.   The hard reality is that if we fully prosecuted all people charged and did not engage in plea bargains, the justice system would shut down in a week.  This podcast is based...

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicate the considerable loss of police officers in recent years. Tens of thousands of police have left the job. The good news is that police employment figures have improved. The podcast is based on an original article on https://crimeinamerica.net, a 15-year-old website addressing crime and justice issues. Audio is AI-generated.

We are on the verge of a new and better way of analyzing crime data through the FBI’s emerging National Incident-Based Reporting System. But issues remain.  This podcast is based on an original article on https://crimeinamerica.net, a 15-year-old website addressing crime and justice issues. The audio is AI-generated.

Understanding crime numbers and rates in America isn’t easy. Per FBI data, crime is down. Per the USDOJ’s National Crime Victimization Survey, violent crime increases are at record highs.  Do FBI national crime reports include most crimes that occur? The answer is no. The vast majority of crimes are not reported to the police. Do FBI national crime reports include all  reported  crimes to law enfo...

Prison Inmates-9 Prior Arrests-4 Million Total Arrests-42 Percent Had 5-10 Incarcerations   The 369,200 persons admitted to state prison in 34 states had an estimated 4.2 million prior arrests.   Persons admitted to state prison had a  median  of nine prior arrests.   About half of persons admitted in 2014 were released by the end of 2015. Over half (59%) were arrested at least once within 2 years...

It’s safe to say, based on polling data, that the great majority of the 54 million yearly police-citizen contacts, interactions were mostly positive which almost seems almost impossible considering the nature of the job.   85% say they were treated fairly, and 84% say they were treated with respect. With the overall use “or” threat of force (all encounters) at 2 percent, and with positive polling...

What happens to crime studies of  programs  when compared to the best research methods?   The lesson is that it’s very hard to engineer social change through anti-crime programs. The bottom line is that we are not very good at understanding crime and what it takes to prevent or reduce it.   https://www.crimeinamerica.net/does-anything-work-to-reduce-crime/ The podcast is based on an original artic...

Americans say a low crime rate (68%), low housing and living costs (66%), and good weather (62%) make a place desirable to live. Americans say a high crime rate (73%), high housing and living costs (65%), and high taxes (62%) make a place undesirable. This podcast is based on original articles from https://crimeinamerica.net, a 15-year-old website addressing crime and justice issues. It uses AI-ge...

In the  last report from the National Crime Victimization Survey,  there were 6,624,950 victims of violent crime and 13.4 million property victimizations of U.S. households. Per the  USDOJ , 23 million persons reported being victims of identity theft during the prior 12 months, costing $15.1 billion.  We are addressing well over 40 million criminal victimizations yearly. Victimization may exceed ...

The latest overview of school crime is offered by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the US Department of Justice.

This may be considered “the” definitive study of policing tactics as I update this article for a podcast in December of 2024. The focus of this study is proactive policing (self-initiated efforts to reduce crime) versus traditional tactics such as responding to calls and routine patrol. The report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides an extensive literature r...

An overview of data on offender rehabilitation programs. #offenderrecidivism #recidivism #recidivismreduction #reentry #offenderreentry #CrimeNews #Crime https://youtu.be/KoJ8sfq4bqg?si=cmyzcGWqSDXseZBg

A repository for summations of all major recidivism research and studies with policy implications. Keywords include reentry, offender reentry, recidivism, and offender recidivism. Crime in America. Net, https://crimeinamerica.net, is a 15-year-old website addressing crime and justice issues. Podcasts use AI generated vioced from articles on the website.

A repository for summations of all major recidivism research and studies with policy implications. Keywords include reentry, offender reentry, recidivism, and offender recidivism. https://crimeinamerica.net is a 15-year-old website addressing crime and justice issues. Podcasts use AI-generated voices from original articles on the website.

There are 120 million porch package thefts in the US. Searches for “stolen package” spike every December, according to Google Trends.  The survey indicated that there are far more porch pirate thefts than total reported crimes to the FBI. The financial toll of these thefts is $16 billion.  This is a podcast using original articles from https://crimeinamerica.net, a 15-year-old website covering cri...

Nine percent of violent crimes involve firearms per the USDOJ. Nonfatal firearm violence has dropped considerably. 400 million Americans own firearms. Support for a ban on handguns in the U.S. has fallen to a near-record low. Is it time to limit our discussions on banning handguns and move on to offender accountability? Firearms offenders released from prison recidivate at a much higher rate than...

The rate of violence against females in the US often exceeds that of males. 85,000 Women Were Killed By Men in 2023–Report From the United Nations. A video podcast based on original articles from https://crimeinamerica.net, a 15-year-old website addressing crime and justice issues.

The rate of violence against females in the US often exceeds that of males. 85,000 Women Were Killed By Men in 2023–Report From the United Nations. AI-generated podcasts based on original articles at https://crimeinamerica.net, a 15-year-old website addressing crime and justice issues.

Statistics on firearm violence in the United States from the US Department of Justice Video versions of articles on https://crimeinamerica.net, a 15-year-old website addressing crime and criminal justice issues in the United States. The podcast uses an AI service to generate audio from original articles on Crime In America. Net written by Leonard Sipes. #gunviolence #firearmviolence #violentcrime...