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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.

Justice delayed: More than 10,000 felony matters unresolved in Milwaukee County

02-18-26

'Shark Tank' star verbally brawls with left-wing CNN panelist

02-17-26

By Harold Hutchison

Trump Touts Economy, Border, and Crime Wins in Presidents' Day Message to America

02-17-26

By Nick Gilbertson

Why violent crime is dropping in US cities

02-17-26

By Sarah Fortinsky

Crime Rates May Not Be as Low as Claimed, Analysts Caution

02-17-26

By Kailyn Standifer

"This Is a Democrat Shutdown," Trump Declares - "They're Upset That the Crime Numbers Are So Good. They're Very Unhappy That There's a Movement for Getting Voter ID… They Don't Want Voter ID Because They Want to Cheat in Elections"

02-17-26

By Kurt Steffens

Turnover, delays and immigration focus mark Kenosha DA's first year

02-16-26

By Quinn Clark

ANALYSIS | Violent crime is way down in U.S. cities. Trump is taking credit

02-16-26

By Mike Crawley

Pres. Trump, MD Governor Feud Escalates Over NGA Snub

02-15-26

By Wayne Dupree

Computational text analysis on unstructured police data: a scoping review

02-14-26

Why we are seeing a dramatic decrease in violent crime in 'blue cities'

02-13-26

By Devin Pavlou

Felony backlog in Milwaukee hit historic high during pandemic. It has continued to grow since then

02-12-26

A former BLM activist goes all in on mass incarceration

02-12-26

By Elizabeth Heckman, Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi

Homicides drop 21% across 40 American cities while murders rise 29% in Boston in 2025

02-12-26

By Michael Silvia

Salem saw fewer murders, serious assaults, thefts in 2025, new report shows

02-10-26

By Madeleine Moore

The heads of DHS and ICE visited the border. We fact-checked their remarks.

02-10-26

Did The Loss Of 25,000 Cops Create A 25 Percent Reduction In Arrests?

02-09-26

By BLUE Magazine

NM's LGBTQ+ advocates urge passage of Prison Rape Elimination Act

02-09-26

By Roz Brown

Fact-checking Trump's interview with NBC News

02-08-26

By Jane C. Timm, Adam Edelman, Steve Kopack, Dan de Luce

Valuables Custody Service Business Research Report 2026: $35.79 Bn Market Opportunities, Trends, Competitive Landscape, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2020-2025, 2025-2030F, 2035F

02-06-26

By Research, Markets

New York vs. West Virginia: A sanctuary case study

02-06-26

By Guy Benson

Focused deterrence can reduce crime: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials and quasi‐experiments

02-05-26

Metro Atlanta homicides declining, mirroring national trend

02-05-26

By Alexis Stevens

Minneapolis Chief on Policing a City in Chaos

02-05-26

Chicago violent crime at decade low as arrest rates rise

02-04-26

By Patrick Andriesen

Wichita saw a slight increase in homicides last year. Here's why and what police say

02-03-26

By Michael Stavola

10 US states facing the fastest-growing crime crisis

02-02-26

Norfolk records lowest number of homicides in 40 years, officials say

02-02-26

California Cities Just Saw Their Lowest Homicide Rates In Decades. It's Not Clear Why

02-02-26

In The Know: What to know as state legislative session starts today

02-02-26

By Dave Hamby

San Jose Recognized as Safest Major City in the U.S.

02-01-26

By STAFF HERE SAN DIEGO WRITER

Homicides Plummet in Major U.S. Cities as Overall Crime Continues to Decline

02-01-26

By USA365

Congress Passes Bill to Fund National Center to Help Justice-Involved Veterans

01-31-26

By Kevin Damask

As Denver Crime Dips, Domestic Violence Explodes Behind Closed Doors

01-30-26

By Leah Fraser

The Minneapolis shootings are a test for police accountability

01-30-26

By Diane Goldstein

The crime trend Denver can't seem to reverse

01-29-26

By Alayna Alvarez

White House Press Secretary Leavitt's statement on plummeting murder rates

01-28-26

By Liz Huston

Retailers Rethink Checkout as Theft Surges, Forcing Moves From Locked Meats to Fewer Self-Service Kiosks – Fashion Glamp

01-28-26

Five moments in the Alex Pretti shooting that raise red flags for policing experts

01-28-26

Who Is Nicholas Deml, the Newly Named Rikers 'Remediation Manager'?

01-27-26

By Reuven Blau

Judge Taps Ex-CIA, Corrections Pro To Clean Up NYC's Rikers

01-27-26

Why have homicide rates reportedly plummeted in the last year?

01-27-26

By Justin Klawans

Newly departed FBI director under Trump breaks silence: 'Tired of these idiots'

01-27-26

By Liesel Nygard

California cities just saw their lowest homicide rates in decades. It's not clear why

01-27-26

By Nigel Duara

'Not here in Alabama': PD chief warns against interfering with immigration policing after woman's arrest

01-27-26

BWC: N.Y. woman stabs man in the head with knife before OIS

01-27-26

Cleveland's drop in homicides mirrors historic decline across U.S.

01-26-26

By Olivia Mitchell

An Official Journal Of The NRA

01-26-26

By National Rifle Association

Homicide rate declines sharply in 31 out of 35 tracked U.S. cities, new report shows

01-25-26

Baltimore bloodshed drops as law-and-order push targets repeat criminals

01-25-26

By timebulletin.us

'Never one single factor': Humboldt County homicide rates continue downward trend

01-24-26

By Robert Schaulis

Amarillo joins national 'plunge' in homicide rates, new data reveals.

01-24-26

By Sarah Clark

Medicaid and Community Violence: Pathways to Sustainable Care

01-23-26

By dchurchill (Admin)

Why Crime Rates Are Falling Across the U.S.

01-23-26

By Connor Greene

Dan Bongino shreds media 'idiots' for downplaying historic drop in violent crime

01-23-26

By Madison Colombo

Homicide rate declines sharply in dozens of US cities, a new report shows

01-23-26

Trump Making America Safe Again As Murder Rate Plummets

01-23-26

By Federalist

The latest: Jack Smith is set to testify at a public hearing about his Trump investigations

01-22-26

Murders plummeted more than 20% in U.S. last year, the largest drop on record, study shows

01-22-26

By Cara Tabachnick, Anna Schecter

U.S. murder rate hits lowest level since 1900, report says

01-22-26

By Josephine Walker

Homicides fell sharply in large US cities in 2025, new report says

01-22-26

By N'Dea Yancey-Bragg

They kept guns locked up. Their son still shot his father, police say

01-17-26

ICE Missteps Go Viral as FBI Sidelines Minnesota in Renee Good Shooting Investigation

01-17-26

By Somya Talwar

Ford Foundation Appoints Nicholas Turner Executive Vice President

01-14-26

Crime in Washington, DC: What You Need to Know Now

01-12-26

By USA365

Listen: Denver's homicide rate dropped faster than national trends

01-12-26

By Kyle Harris

'Why them and not us?' We need answers in the Tepes slayings.

01-10-26

By Amelia Robinson

Post-COVID Crime Data Debunks Gun Control's 'Wild West' Narrative

01-09-26

By Ammoland Inc.

'No one verified the evidence': Woman says AI-generated deepfake text sent her to jail

01-09-26

By Chad Pradelli, Cheryl Mettendorf

Rochester's peace wave

01-08-26

By Jacob Schermerhorn

Who's responsible for steep homicide decline in California?

01-08-26

By James Rainey

Forgotten Service, Lasting Wounds: Military Veterans and the Death Penalty

01-07-26

Make the National Guard a Lifeline, Not a Show of Force

01-06-26

This city ranked safest in Arizona. Is it really? Why it's hard to say

01-05-26

By Laura Daniella Sepulveda, N'Dea Yancey-Bragg

570 Police departments' data shows murders falling sharply despite record gun ownership

01-04-26

By Gary Wood

North Carolina Police Arrest 78 in Target, Walmart Shoplifting Sting

01-03-26

By Jake Elman

S.F., Oakland see fewest homicides since Cold War era

01-03-26

By Danielle Echeverria

Homicides fell to record lows in S.F., Oakland in 2025

01-03-26

By Danielle Echeverria

'No-brainer': Fla. city launches DFR program ahead of expansions

01-01-26

Aurora's costly 4-year, get-tough plan to reduce shoplifting - didn't, records show

12-31-25

By Cassandra Ballard

Gun Violence by the Numbers in 2025

12-31-25

By Chip Brownlee

Virginia anti-violence programs slashed in federal cuts

12-30-25

USA's safest and most dangerous cities ranked, part of a tricky quest

12-29-25

By N'Dea Yancey-Bragg

2025 Crime Paradox: National Decline Hides Violent Surges in Major US Cities

12-29-25

By Ian Hernandez

Chapman: Oklahoma's National Guard deployment to D.C. is a disheartening political stunt

12-29-25

By Emily Gregg

Oklahoma's National Guard deployment to D.C. is a disheartening political stunt

12-29-25

By Clinique Chapman

Northeast Ohio city ranks among 'most dangerous' in WalletHub analysis

12-29-25

By N'Dea Yancey-Bragg

Nevada city named safest in state, part of a complex picture

12-29-25

By N'Dea Yancey-Bragg, Carly Sauvageau

This city near Palm Beach County was ranked one of most dangerous

12-29-25

By N'Dea Yancey-Bragg

St. Paul homicides fell dramatically in 2025: How it happened, status of cases

12-28-25

By Mara H. Gottfried

Arrests nationwide have fallen to historic lows, report finds

12-27-25

By Amanda Watford

Criminal justice experts explain why crime rates fell in 2025

12-27-25

Five Questions with Criminal Justice Reform Leader Adam Gelb

12-26-25

By Joyce Vance

The truth people rarely hear about these 12 US cities with bad reputations

12-25-25

By Leo Heit

US murders fall at record pace: Report

12-25-25

By Nick Smith

Crime in the U.S. fell in 2025. Will the trend continue?

12-24-25

These 10 Cities Are Making the Rest of America Look Bad

12-24-25

By Dan Smith

Charlotte Reentry Programs Could Look Different After Federal Budget Cuts

12-23-25

Man on the loose after smashing 10-year-old's head into car windshield

12-23-25

By Allison Bloom

Chicago looks to close out 2025 with a 10-year low in violent crime

12-22-25

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