From 1993 to 2010, the decline of violent victimization rates (down 76 percent) was greater than the decline in crime prevalence (down 63 percent). However, the percentage of violent crime victims who experienced two or more victimizations during a year (17 percent in 2010) accounted for 54 percent of all violent victimizations, according to a new study from the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Recent jewelry heists in Cannes, France, have prompted an increase in security for the Toronto International Film Festival movie premieres, to ensure celebrities’ jewelry, often on loan from major brands, are safely returned to their insured owners.
A school system in northern Georgia is considering a proposal that would allow district police to store rifles in school offices in case they’re needed to defend students in a school shooting, Fox News reports.
Can you bring a toy lightsaber on a plane? Ask the TSA app! The updated MyTSA app includes a search function, which can tell travelers whether or not an item is allowed on aircraft.
Users of iris biometrics would not need to re-scan eyes for up to nine years, the NIST research suggests, as age doesn't affect eyes as quickly as previously thought.
In a New York Times/CBS NewsPoll, a week after the Boston Marathon attack, which was unraveled after the release of video footage of the two suspects flushed them out of hiding, 78 percent of people said surveillance cameras were a good idea.
Edward Snowden, the former CIA employee who blew the lid off of the National Security Agency’s secret surveillance programs, has released the U.S. intelligence community’s classified “black budget” for fiscal year 2013.
In the aftermath of the fatal bombing at last April’s Boston Marathon, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon has tightened security measures in several areas for the Oct. 13 race.
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