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?

Color Contrast: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in New York City Law Enforcement

Researchers conducted spatiotemporal analyses combining population data with publicly available crime-related data, including arrests, complaints, and summonses, to create geographically specific indicators for a range of crimes to investigate whether criminal justice processing varies according to the race and ethnicity of justice-involved individuals and the demographic profile of their neighborhoods. Continue reading Color Contrast: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in New York City Law Enforcement