On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that violent crime has "skyrocketed" since 2020. Vice President Kamala Harris has claimed that violent crime has declined to ...

Donald Trump has made the issue of crime a cornerstone of his campaign. He says violence in America is out of control and rising. “You can’t walk across the street to get a loaf of bread. You get shot ...

When the Trump administration set up a federal task force to address crime in Memphis, Tennessee, last month, it cited crime data that didn't match statistics from the city's police department. While ...

It's an almost universally accepted truth that walking in well-lit areas is safer. But Aaron Chalfin, associate professor of criminology in Penn's School of Arts & Sciences; John MacDonald, ...

A huge drop in 2023 has been followed by an even greater improvement so far this year. By Emily Badger and Ben Blatt Murders declined at a remarkable rate in America in 2023, with official statistics ...

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The president is looking to add troops to city streets while cutting funds for programs that work, experts and local officials say. But one idea, beautifying neighborhoods, has buy-in. By Tim Arango ...

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