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Press Releases

Homicide, Gun Assault, Domestic Violence Declined in Major U.S. Cities in 2022 but Remain Above Pre-Pandemic Levels

January 26, 2023

New CCJ Analysis Also Documents a 59% Spike in Motor Vehicle Theft
Since 2019, With Thefts More Than Doubling in 8 Cities

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New Research Indicates Modest Reductions in Long Sentences in Illinois Would Result in Few Additional Arrests

January 12, 2023

Analysis for CCJ task force examined arrest histories of people who served an average of 19 years to evaluate public safety impact of shortening prison stays

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New Analysis Shows U.S. Imposes Long Prison Sentences More Frequently than Other Nations

December 19, 2022

Higher homicide rates partially explain the distinction, research for CCJ task force finds.

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Racial Disparities in State Imprisonment
Declined Substantially from 2000 to 2020

September 22, 2022

Black-White differences remain but imprisonment disparities shrunk
for all crime types, and gaps in some measures nearly closed.

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Council Launches National Veterans Justice Commission with Former U.S. Defense Secretaries Hagel, Panetta

August 16, 2022

Diverse expert panel will examine factors driving veterans’ involvement in criminal justice system, produce recommendations for policy changes.

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Homicides, Gun Assaults Fall Modestly
in Major U.S. Cities as Robberies Spike

July 27, 2022

New CCJ analysis also finds that property crimes increased in the first six months of 2022, while drug offenses continued to decline.

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New Analysis Shows Jump in Share of State
Prison Population Serving Sentences of 10+ Years

July 19, 2022

CCJ task force report also finds increase in average time spent in prison by those receiving long sentences and a doubling of the population 55 and over serving such terms.

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Homicides Continued to Increase in Major U.S. Cities in 2021, but at Slower Pace

January 25, 2022

New CCJ analysis shows rise in other violent crimes while drug violations and most property offenses fall again.

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Violent Crime Working Group Releases Action Plan for Cities

January 12, 2022

Amid a rise in homicide, diverse CCJ panel urges leaders to reject “us vs. them” politics and collaborate on ten essential steps to reduce violence now.

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Council Launches New Violent Crime Working Group

July 29, 2021

Council launches Violent Crime Working Group as murder counts in major American cities continued to rise throughout the first half of 2021.

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