Archive - Jeff-alytics

May 2025

Is NCVS in DOGE's Crosshairs?

The risk is very real.

May 21 •

Big Police Departments Have Stopped Shrinking

But they aren't growing, for the most part.

May 19 •

How 2025 Could Feature The Lowest US Murder Rate Ever Recorded

May 12 •

The Great Illinois Violent Crime Disappearance

Discovering the why behind a big drop in Illinois reported violent crime.

May 5 •

April 2025

The State of States Publishing Crime Data -- 2025 Edition

A primer on the state of State UCR program data.

Apr 28 •

Crime Is Likely Down An Enormous Amount So Far In 2025

Sifting through the evidence early in the year.

Apr 21 •

Federal Crime Data Hasn't Noticeably Changed...Yet

One of the major drawbacks with national-level crime data is undoubtedly its slowness.

Apr 14 •

How Fewer Foreign Passengers Flying To The US Holds Lessons For Analyzing Crime Data

On using a new dataset and ensuring your analytic findings aren't a data reporting issue.

Apr 7 •

March 2025

Why You Can't Blindly Trust Neighborhood Alerts

This post, like many of my best ideas, started with an alarming email from my mom (Hi Mom!).

Mar 31 •

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