Commissioner Ronnell Higgins and Michael Mascari, the new chief data officer at the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Credit: mark pazniokas / ctmirror.org CT Mirror’s ...

Researchers have found that forensic "DNA mixture analysis" is less accurate for certain groups of people with lower genetic diversity, which could falsely link them to crime scenes. When you purchase ...

A spatial analysis of crime in Chicago suggests that certain environmental and socioeconomic factors, such as building ...

President Donald Trump has cast a spotlight on crime in several cities across the United States.Washington, D.C., was the first target when, in early August, Trump deployed National Guard troops to ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Amid the national debates over urban crime, an analysis by cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer examined the disparities between Cleveland and its surrounding suburbs. Using FBI and ...

Former President Donald Trump said FBI data that show homicides and other violent crimes trending down are “fake numbers.” They’re not. The FBI data for 2023 are preliminary, but crime statistics ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Two major Tennessee cities ranked among the 15 large U.S. cities with the highest violent crime rates in 2024. A WSMV analysis of FBI data released last month found that ...

Crime in Memphis saw an 11% decrease from 2023 to 2024, the largest single-year drop since 2010. A declining population in Memphis can make crime rates appear higher even if the number of offenses ...

A correction to an earlier version of this article has been appended to the end of the article. Oakland’s crime rate, consistently higher than the Bay Area’s other big cities, has surged since the ...

In 2021, the FBI required police departments to report data using a new system. That year, data for about 65% of the U.S. population was covered in the FBI’s annual report, rather than the typical 95% ...

As President Joe Biden runs for reelection, Republicans have argued that he’s responsible for high levels of crime. Biden has responded by saying that violent crime has actually fallen on his watch.