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We have mentioned in previous blog posts that the United States is the world leader, by far, when it comes to incarceration. The statistics demonstrate that the US position in this area is extraordinary. Here are some details. The United States has just 5% of the...
With hundreds of millions of people in the country, crime statistics tend to become mere numbers. For example, we may hear that there have been a certain number of assaults or other crimes over a set period of time. In some ways, the sheer volume of crimes takes away...
The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program is intended to generate reliable statistics for the use of law enforcement agencies across the country. It is also available to the media, the public, and to researchers who seek to analyze and draw conclusions from the data....
Crime statistics, like many statistics, are only as good as the information they capture. For many years, governmental entities provided crime reports through the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. Under the UCR, various crimes were tallied up, and the system...
The University of Arizona has just released its Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for 2020. The report, among other things, compares crime statistics on campus from 2017 through 2019. The report is required under federal law, specifically the Clery Act. We think...
We have reported previously on what appear to be some changes in crime statistics that may well be the result of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, in our May 20 blog (Domestic Violence and COVID-19), we discussed domestic violence in Phoenix. Specifically, we talked...
In a recent interview, Arizona State Representative John Allen (R-Scottsdale) made a statement that we’ve heard from many conservative lawmakers over the years. The statement – that harsher sentencing reduces crime – is apparently based on the fact that crime in...
Late last month the FBI published new data regarding crime rates and clearance rates for various offenses. The numbers are, in one sense, very good, with an overall decline in violent crime. On the other hand, the report shows some figures that are somewhat bizarre....
Arizona, like many other states, has a number of new laws that became effective on January 1, 2019. Some involve criminal law, but several focus on money – money, that is, that the state may collect if you find yourself in court. Here’s a rundown on some of the new...
Burglaries, Stalking and Hate Crimes Under federal law, known as the Clery Act (20 U.S.C.A. § 1092), every college and university that receives federal funding is required to file a variety of reports annually, including those related to campus crime. This year’s...