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Violent crime is down in U.S. cities but still above pre-pandemic levels, report says

While the Council on Criminal Justice’s findings paint an encouraging picture for the country, the director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College in New York cautioned against reading too much into them. “You can learn something by looking at city-specific trends, but don’t rush to broad conclusions based on an incomplete sample,” Jeffrey Butts said. Continue reading Violent crime is down in U.S. cities but still above pre-pandemic levels, report says

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El Tiempo Latino — Cómo leer datos sobre la criminalidad en Estados Unidos para que no te engañen

Jeffrey Butts, director del Research and Evaluation Center en John Jay College of Criminal Justice en la ciudad de Nueva York, le contó a Fatchequeado que se cansó tanto de escuchar críticas acerca de su ciudad que decidió desmentir el mito con datos. Continue reading El Tiempo Latino — Cómo leer datos sobre la criminalidad en Estados Unidos para que no te engañen

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How New York City Failed Jordan Neely

“When politicians constantly use New York City as the emblem of danger and violence and they exploit that to motivate their voters, why would we be shocked that people in New York are walking around on pins and needles and afraid all the time?” said Jeffrey Butts, a professor and director of the Research and Evaluation Center at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Continue reading How New York City Failed Jordan Neely

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Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close.

“New York City is a very diverse place. We see people from different cultural and religious traditions every moment and we just know one another, so it’s harder for people to foment inter-group hatreds,” says Jeffrey Butts, director of the research and evaluation center at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan. Continue reading Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close.

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