Leonard Sipes
What percentage of police encounters involve an opportunity to de-escalate, and what percentage involve unexpected violence?
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We have a paradox, significantly rising violence and serious violence in 2022 per one source, and mostly decreasing violent crime in 2023 based on big city police dashboards.
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For a variety of reasons, crime in the United States is becoming difficult to understand.
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Fear of crime is an endlessly debatable issue. Criminologists have stated for decades that fear or concern or perceptions of safety have endless variables.
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Violent victimization by race and origin are common questions. BJS recently provided charts but they need some context and explanation.
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Auto theft is currently exploding and may push property crime rates up for the first time in decades.
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Juvenile justice advocates insist that juveniles not be prosecuted in adult courts.
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Readers are confused by groups analyzing cities for crime data instead of using national figures from the US Department of Justice.
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There are numerous media reports of cities not having enough police officers resulting in very high response times and the possibility that understaffing affects the reporting of crimes.
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I offered previous articles about cops leaving the job and the problem of recruiting more, and it seems that the problem continues unabated.
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