Between 2018 and 2021, more than one in 33 U.S. residents were potentially subject to police patrol decisions directed by crime prediction software called PredPol. The company that makes it sent more ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When a syringe-wielding drill thief tried sticking up a Home Depot near Yankee Stadium, police figured out quickly that it wasn’t a one-off. A man had also used a syringe a few weeks ...

The National Crime Victimization Survey, which the Justice Department conducts annually, shows a 43% increase in violent crime from 2020 to 2022. But another federal source shows the opposite picture.

Shootings and murders in October dropped to their lowest numbers for that month since recordkeeping began, setting a milestone Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch are framing as a ...

In 2021, the FBI required police departments to report data using a new system. That year, data for about 65% of the U.S. population was covered in the FBI’s annual report, rather than the typical 95% ...

Back-to-school is supposed to bring relief. Relief to parents who work and have to figure out child care in the summer. Relief to kids with bad home lives and those who rely on school for meals. And ...

Crime tape is placed near the scene of a shooting in Methuen, Mass., early Sunday, June 16, 2024. Authorities say seven people were shot and wounded and an eighth was hurt while running away when ...