FBI data shows America is seeing a ‘considerable’ drop in crime. Trump says the opposite.
“When COVID hit we saw this spike, so from 2020 to 2022 it was bad but… it still came nowhere near where we were in the 1990s,” Butts said, noting crime soon began to drop again as expected. Continue reading FBI data shows America is seeing a ‘considerable’ drop in crime. Trump says the opposite.
A City Tries to Measure the Violence It’s Preventing
In Baton Rouge, a public safety experiment could help to answer a critical question: Do community efforts to reduce street violence work? New York Timesby Mark ObbiePhotographs by Dean MajdBaton Rouge, LAApril 22, 2024 … [I]n 1999, a Chicago epidemiologist named Gary Slutkin picked up an old idea of using outreach workers to mediate street disputes. Framing the problem in public health terms, he argued … Continue reading A City Tries to Measure the Violence It’s Preventing
La criminalité est-elle vraiment pire que jamais aux États-Unis?
The number of violent incidents and crimes in New York is lower than in some Southern states, says Jeffrey Butts, a professor and researcher at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York (CUNY). “It’s common for people to immediately think of crime when they think of a big city, because there are 8 million of us [people]. Crimes are committed, but if you think about the likelihood of being a victim of crime, New York is not the center of the crime world. In fact, it’s not even in the top 10 right now.” Continue reading La criminalité est-elle vraiment pire que jamais aux États-Unis?
NYPD Battles Gangs, Illegal Guns and Scooters, Calling Them ‘A Dangerous Combination”
Professor Jeffrey Butts of John Jay College says the department needs to focus on the root causes of crime, although cracking down on scooters sends an important message. Continue reading NYPD Battles Gangs, Illegal Guns and Scooters, Calling Them ‘A Dangerous Combination”
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