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The Council’s research, analyses, members, and independent task forces and commissions are featured regularly in the press. The stories listed below appeared in a wide range of national and regional news outlets.

U.S. arrests plummet 25% since onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, analysis finds

12-11-25

By Anna Schecter, Cara Tabachnick

Durham Invites Residents to Informative Session on Violence Reduction with Expert Thomas Abt at County Public Library

12-10-25

By Brynn Hawthorne

Arnold Ventures | A Year of Bridging Criminal Justice Research and…

12-10-25

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 312: Confronting the Fastest-Growing Population in the Criminal Legal System

12-09-25

By David Greenwald

Why 'clearance rates' don't tell the whole story about solving crimes

12-08-25

By 7 minutes

Chart linking Democrat-led cities to higher violent crime is misleading

12-08-25

By William Kramer

Almost anyone can be an ICE agent now. That's a problem. | Opinion

12-03-25

Restoring Trust

12-02-25

By Kesha Lee

Send in the Troops: Homeless Chicagoan Murdered by Three Venezuelan 'Migrants' Over Trinket Mask

11-28-25

Better Safe than Sorry: How to Choose the Right Security System for Your Home

11-28-25

By Joe Dyton

Trump Shifts Blame For Guardsman's Death, Then Makes Everything About Himself

11-28-25

By W. Hackwhacker

Judge's footnote on immigration agents using AI raises accuracy and privacy concerns

11-26-25

By Associated Press

Illinois judge's footnote on ICE agents using AI raises accuracy and privacy concerns

11-26-25

At Least Two National Guard Members Shot Near White House – Suspect Shot and in Custody

11-26-25

By Jd Rucker

Judge's note on immigration agents using AI raises accuracy and privacy concerns

11-26-25

By Claudia Lauer

Beyond the Headlines: How Costco, Lowe's, Best Buy, and Tractor Supply Are Quietly Winning the War on Retail Theft

11-24-25

By James Bennett

Downward Trend for Chicago Homicides - TheGunMag

11-24-25

By Dave Workman

She lost her son to gun violence. Now she's part of a movement credited with Baltimore's crime drop

11-24-25

Why Crime 'Clearance Rates' Don't Tell the Whole Story

11-24-25

Biden's Final Numbers – FactCheck.org

11-18-25

Georgia's Criminal Justice Crossroads: Opportunities for Pre-Arrest, Pretrial, and Post-Conviction Change in the Peach State

11-17-25

By 4 minutes

Crime Victim Aid Should Not Be Tied To Immigration Status

11-12-25

Law in limbo: Nebraska veterans justice diversion program defunded, delayed until at least 2027

11-11-25

Opinion - How cutting the food safety net threatens the public safety net

11-11-25

By Marc Levin, Khalil Cumberbatch

New report urges more individualized justice system responses for women

11-11-25

By highlandcountypress.com

Tennessee Senators Introduce Bill Targeting Violent Juvenile Crime

11-11-25

Thomas Worthy speaks on leadership, traffic plans in tight District 7 runoff

11-11-25

By Aungelique Proctor

New Initiative in Texas to Help Veterans with Criminal Records Reenter the Workforce

11-11-25

Military vets are third of inmates executed in Florida this year, report finds

11-10-25

By John Kennedy

New York City's Surge in Family Violence

11-05-25

By Naomi Schaefer Riley

Locking up moms destabilizes families and doesn't make us safer

11-05-25

By 4 minutes

How Trump's DOJ Wiped Out a Pioneering Anti-Violence Nonprofit

11-04-25

By Julianne McShane

Arkansas crime rate: Safest cities ranked and stats 2025

11-03-25

By Sirix Monitoring

Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles to open rehab facility for women

11-03-25

By Ralph Chapoco

Trump is leaning into his crackdown on city crime. The GOP sees it as a winning issue

11-02-25

By Franco Ordoñez

Alexandria crime rates trending down, according to APD data report

10-30-25

By Rob Laperle

The hidden cost of domestic violence in Idaho

10-29-25

By None

OKLAHOMA VOICE: New report urges more individualized justice system responses for women

10-29-25

By Amanda Watford

Pritzker's Inaccurate Pushback on Chicago Murder Rate Claim

10-29-25

By D'Angelo Gore

Car crashes and rammings take center stage in immigration crackdown

10-29-25

Patterns and characteristics of firearm thefts from vehicles in San Antonio, Texas

10-28-25

Phoenix City Council to consider $5.2 million lawsuit settlement over police vehicle hitting child

10-28-25

These Are The Most Stolen Keyless Cars In America: Is Yours On The List?

10-28-25

By Gozie Ibekwe

New Arizona Sex Offender Management Board will establish formal purpose, objectives next month

10-28-25

New Report Urges More Individualized Justice System Responses for Women

10-25-25

By misty

Immigration crackdown: Car crashes and rammings take center stage

10-25-25

Crime Campaign: Success & Awareness

10-24-25

By Ahmed Ibrahim

New awareness campaign touts' crime fighting success

10-24-25

By Mountain West News Bureau

Stephen A. Smith Tells JB Pritzker To His Face Chicago Violence Has 'Been Incredibly Alarming' |

10-22-25

By Jason Cohen

Opinion - Locking up moms destabilizes families and doesn't make us safer

10-22-25

By Jillian E. Snider

Trump says San Francisco 'went wrong.' Crime data shows otherwise.

10-22-25

By Kelly Waldron

Trump isn't sending troops to cities with highest crime rates, data shows

10-21-25

By Tribune News Service

Why arrests of women have accelerated in U.S., Michigan

10-20-25

By MediaNews Group

Trump touts summer crime crackdown but says he just starting

10-18-25

By Maddie Gannon

Event Recording: Stronger Families, Safer Communities – Council on Criminal Justice

10-17-25

By sdgtalks

Houston police programs face uncertain future as COVID aid winds down. What we know.

10-17-25

By Matt de Grood

Houston police programs face uncertain future as COVID aid wanes. What we know.

10-17-25

By Matt de Grood

Trump isn't sending troops to cities with highest crime rates, data shows • Stateline

10-17-25

By Amanda Watford

In this small Mississippi Delta city, even adults race home to beat curfew

10-15-25

By Audra D. S. Burch

Generosity Xchange 2025 Brings Nonprofit Leaders Together to Reimagine the Future of Giving

10-14-25

MAGA Stormtroopers miss their target

10-14-25

By Lina Arraour

Appleton's Zuelke Building was seen as the city's first 'skyscraper'

10-14-25

By Mara Wegner

New report looks at how to reduce number of women in the criminal justice system

10-14-25

By MSNBC

Midway Blitz Chicago Federal Troop Deployment

10-12-25

By John Pike

Tips to make a home less vulnerable to criminals

10-12-25

By Kristopher Miller

As politicians threaten intervention for 'unsafe' cities, shootings down in Columbus, U.S.

10-10-25

By Bailey Gallion

Incarceration rate of KY women is indictment of entire system. We can do better

10-08-25

Minneapolis crime is falling in 2025, even amid high-profile violence

10-07-25

By Louis Krauss

Memphis crime stats from local and federal agencies tell different stories. Which is accurate?

10-07-25

By Rachel Gold, Scott Pham

Louisiana cities await possible National Guard intervention for crime; where does Lafayette stand?

10-06-25

By Stephen Marcantel

Memphis sees opportunity in Trump's plans for federal intervention

10-03-25

Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol Washington

10-02-25

By John H Armwood Ii

Exploring the high rates of social violence in the Americas

10-02-25

By John Ruehl

Republicans are in charge in NC, but somehow Democrats are to blame for violent crime | Opinion

10-02-25

By Ned Barnett

The American Experiment Requires Robust Debate, Not Government Crackdowns

10-01-25

Corporate Impact of Reduced Regulatory Enforcement in 2025

10-01-25

By Greg Buckles

Trump's Crime Crackdown in Memphis Is Starting: What to Know

10-01-25

By Connor Greene

Number of guns stolen from parked cars skyrocketing

07-10-25

Atlanta Police Say Youth Programs Are Driving Down Gun Violence

07-10-25

Myrtle Beach leaders huddle with Charleston, Florida officials amid curfew plans

07-10-25

Murphy's Law: Milwaukee a Leader in Gun Thefts

07-09-25

By Bruce Murphy

Here's how much crime fell in the largest Bay Area cities

07-09-25

By Danielle Echeverria

Long Island women find jobs after prison with local support

07-09-25

Parked cars are now a leading source of stolen guns, new report finds

07-08-25

Over a Third of Chicago's Fatal Shooting Cases Are Closed Without Being Resolved

07-07-25

By Rita Oceguera

More states are tracking rape kits, but some federal funding may be slipping away

07-05-25

Justice Department grant cancellations threaten special programs across the U.S.

07-03-25

By Marisa Lagos

Homicides in San Antonio on track to continue decline from 2022 peak, SAPD data shows

07-02-25

By Avery Meurer, Katrina Webber, Gab Jimenez, Christian Riley

Sentencing Law and Policy: CCJ releases new crime report, "Trends in Gun Theft: Leveraging Data to Inform Crime Policy"

07-01-25

Gun-violence prevention groups in MO say federal cuts would hinder their efforts

06-30-25

Murders are down nationwide. Researchers point to a key reason

06-29-25

Council on Criminal Justice, Rand Partner On AI Task Force

06-27-25

Douglas County jail officer repeatedly sexually abused inmate, lawsuit says

06-27-25

By Shaddi Abusaid

Inside the GOP's Tax Bill, a Return to Prohibition-Era Gun Regulation

06-26-25

By Chip Brownlee

The Verdict on AI

06-26-25

By Leslie Fowlkes

Formerly incarcerated people must clear high hurdles to get reliable health care

06-26-25

By Katti Gray

Houston police response times improve for some crimes - but not homicides

06-24-25

By Matt de Grood

"I would have just went somewhere else": CVS shopper heads to freezer aisle for some ice cream. Then she finds it locked up

06-24-25

By Alexandra Samuels

New cameras predict if somebody is about to shoplift, company says

06-23-25

She Left Her Abuser. Now the Shelter That Helped Her Is Losing Federal Funds Under Trump

06-23-25

By Marisa Lagos

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