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The Curious Case of Greenwood, South Carolina
Did a town of 20,000 really have the nation's highest murder rate in 2022?
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Crime In DC Is Trending Down Heading Into Summer
A look at crime trends in the nation's capital.
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The UCR vs NCVS Conundrum
Some thoughts on how to square disagreements between the nation's crime measures.
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It's Early, But Murder Is Falling Even Faster So Far In 2024
Interpreting what an early decline in murder might mean.
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March 2024

NIBRS Noncompliance Has Become More of a Small Agency Problem
We’ve been talking about crime trends a lot over the last few weeks, so I thought it’d be a good time to step back and take a look at the nuts and bolts…
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FBI Quarterly Data Points to Declining Crime in 2023
The FBI released Q4 data yesterday so that means two posts in one week.
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How Many Violent Crimes Were Reported Nationally in 1967?
The problem with exact national crime figures.
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Gun Violence Has (Mostly) Returned to Pre-2020 Levels In A Lot Of Places
Examining gun violence trends in 18 cities with available data.
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State UCR Programs Point To Lower Murder & Violent Crime In 2023
Using open data to paint the picture of crime in the U.S. in 2023.
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February 2024

An Ode To A Good Dog
A brief interlude from posting about crime data for a personal post.
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Introducing The Real-Time Crime Index
A new way of evaluating national crime trends.
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Carjackings Fell In 2023 In Most Cities With Available Data
It's hard to say what it means for a national trend though.
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