Locked up in America: new reports hit at costs of incarcerating women

Research shows that reducing sentences for women could save tax dollars with virtually no increase in violent crime…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/incarcerated-women-costs

 

Fewest homicides in decades: Detroit reports historic drop in violent crime

Detroit's 2025 homicide rate is a significant drop. This is the first time in decades that the number of reported homicides has dropped below 200...

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/public-safety/2026-01-07/lowest-homicides-in-30-years-detroit-reports-historic-drop-in-violent-crime

 

There Were No Adults (Allison Gill and Pete Strzok; Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast episode #192 )

This week: 

• the latest FBI report on violent crime for 2023; 
• Mark Meadows has lost his bid to remove his Arizona state case to federal court; 
• more resignations in New York City mayor Eric Adams’ administration; 
• plus a Russian asset John Solomon’s lawsuit to recover the Crossfire Hurricane binder failed.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-6epht-212b0a3b

Violent crime is dropping fast in the U.S. — even if Americans don't believe it : NPR

"We've seen two years now of crime incrementally going down, which I think is enough to say there's a positive trend there," said Andy Mannix, a crime and policing reporter for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. 

Rachel Swan, a breaking news and enterprise reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, says there are "two really visible crises" in the downtown area: homelessness and open-air drug use...

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/12/1229891045/police-crime-baltimore-san-francisco-minneapolis-murder-statistics

FBI report shows stark increase in US hate crimes and drop in violent crime | US crime | The Guardian

New statistics for 2022 show decrease in violent offenses and rise in hate crime incidents, a majority of which targeted Black people…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/16/hate-crimes-increasing-fbi-report

Opinion | The Root Cause of Violent Crime Is Not What We Think It Is - The New York Times

Local policies that get closer to the cause are showing results. Dozens of communities are demonstrating how to ensure safety and, in many cases, save money along the way. In Austin, Texas, a 911 call from a person reporting a mental health emergency used to get directed to the police. Now, if there is no immediate danger, dispatchers have the option to transfer the call to a mental health clinician…

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/12/opinion/crime-policies-cities.html