Responding to an increase in patient assaults on hospital staff, the Cox Medical Center Branson has implemented panic buttons in the Missouri hospital.

The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is seeking comments from industry professionals regarding worker safety and security, including assault prevention and roadway worker protections.

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has included legislation in his FY2021 Executive Budget to expand protections for transportation workers against physical attacks.

The CST January-June 2019 Antisemitic Incidents Report shows a record high total of 892 antisemitic incidents in the UK in the first six months of 2019. 

Twenty-two percent of Americans say a conventional crime was committed against their household in the previous 12 months, the lowest proportion since 2001.

East St. Louis, Illinois and Camden, New Jersey rank first and second in an annual ranking of the country's most dangerous cities.
 

The violent crime rate did not change significantly in 2014 compared to 2013, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).

Homicide and assault rates have decreased significantly since 1980, but overall rates of violence remain high. 

The FBI said it will overhaul its signature tracking program, the Uniform Crime Report. 

A majority of Americans say there is more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago.