Council Launches New Violent Crime Working Group
Washington, D.C. – Murder counts in major American cities continued to rise throughout the first half of 2021, but the pace of the increase slowed from the first to the second quarter of the year,...
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Amid a Rise in Homicide, Diverse CCJ Panel Urges Leaders to Reject “Us vs. Them” Politics and Collaborate on Ten Essential Steps to Reduce Violence Now EMBARGOED for release12:01 a.m. ET, Jan. 12,...
View ArticleHomicides Continued to Increase in Major U.S. Cities in 2021, but at Slower Pace
New CCJ Analysis Shows Rise in Other Violent Crimes While Drug Violations and Most Property Offenses Fall Again FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJan. 26, 2022Contact: Jenifer Warrenjwarren@counciloncj.org...
View ArticleHomicides, Gun Assaults Fall Modestly in Major U.S. Cities as Robberies Spike
New CCJ Analysis Also Finds that Property Crimes Increased in the FirstSix Months of 2022, while Drug Offenses Continued to Decline FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 28, 2022Contact: Jenifer...
View ArticleHomicide, Gun Assault, Domestic Violence Declined in Major U.S. Cities in...
New CCJ Analysis Also Documents a 59% Spike in Motor Vehicle TheftSince 2019, With Thefts More Than Doubling in 8 Cities EMBARGOED for release5:00 a.m. ET | January 26, 2023Contact: Jenifer...
View ArticleHomicide, Other Violent Crimes Decline in U.S. Cities but Remain Above...
New CCJ Analysis of 2023 Crime Trends Also Documents a Continuing Spike in Motor Vehicle Theft, With Offenses More Than Doubling in Seven Cities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
View ArticleHomicide, Gun Assaults, Most Other Violent Crimes Fall in U.S. Cities but...
New CCJ analysis of 2023 Crime Trends Also Documents a Continuing Surge in Motor Vehicle Theft, With Incidents Doubling Since 2019 EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE5:00 a.m. ET, January 25, 2024Contact: Jenifer...
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