Venezuela and Afghanistan may be farther away from reaching the United Nations' goal for peaceful, secure societies than any other country in the world, based on their scores on Gallup's 2018 Law and Order Index.
State laws that require gun purchasers to obtain a license contingent on passing a background check performed by state or local law enforcement are associated with a 14 percent reduction in firearm homicides in large, urban counties, says a new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
East St. Louis, Illinois; Darby Borough, Pennsylvania; and Opa Locka, Florida are among the the top 10 most dangerous cities in the U.S., according to a report.
To address smash-and-grab car break-ins at the seven parking garages owned by the Municipal Transportation Agency, San Francisco officials are upping their game on security measures. Since May, the SFMTA has added high-definition security cameras, license plate readers, protective fencing, intercom systems and, in some locations, police officers, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
ShotSpotter's National Gunfire Index (NGI) study reports that the western region of the U.S. saw the most significant decrease in gunfire activity in 2017.
A team of researchers at New York University say that everyday citizens who decide to improve their communities deserve much of the credit for falling crime rates.
A study by the nonprofit Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice has found crime rates throughout California are down, yet are up slightly in L.A. County.
Violent crime, including homicides, rose for the second consecutive year in 2016, driven by increases in a few urban centers including Baltimore, Chicago and Las Vegas.
