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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.

Chief Justice Michael Boggs Announces Resignation from the Supreme Court of Georgia

02-26-25

Legionnaires urged to 'use their voice' in D.C. and at home to help homeless veterans

02-26-25

Minneapolis continues to fail on public safety

02-25-25

By Andy Brehm

Your face could be in this database. Police should use it carefully.

02-24-25

Mysterious bullet, body in luggage bag still stump homicide investigators

02-23-25

By Noble Brigham

Ford offers payment for some stolen trucks

02-22-25

Preliminary data shows homicides in the nation's largest cities fell by 16% in 2024 from the previous year

02-22-25

By Lauren Barry

Deterring Dubious Prosecutions Could Avoid Pardon Issues

02-21-25

Homicides were down in Clark County in 2024, data shows

02-21-25

By Noble Brigham

Global Valuables Custody Service Market Forecast 2025-2034: Analyzing Growth Drivers, Market Share, Segments

02-20-25

Teen killed in Colorado Springs shooting remembered through love of music: 'He lit up rooms'

02-18-25

By Zachary Dupont

5 takeaways from 2024 crime trends in the Twin Cities

02-18-25

By Elliot Hughes

Here's How Stolen American Cars Reportedly End Up Overseas

02-14-25

By Thomas Hundal

Is The U.S. System Of Clemency Far Too Political And Limited?

02-12-25

By Ted Gest

New 2025 Changes To Walmart Security Could Be Coming To Iowa

02-08-25

By Jake

Most violent crime rates have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new report shows

02-07-25

By Amanda Hernández

Every Woman Who Leaves This Texas Prison Program Comes Out With a Job

02-07-25

Inmates in this Texas program are leaving prison with jobs - and lower chances of reincarceration

02-06-25

By Pooja Salhotra

Private Security Guards Are Filling Gaps in Policing (But Not All of Them)

02-04-25

New York Recovers $11 Million in Stolen Cars and Parts, Lost Titles

02-03-25

Bay Area homicides are down sharply - mostly thanks to big cities

02-03-25

By Danielle Echeverria, David Hernandez

Violent crime in D.C. dropped in 2024. What's behind the decrease?

01-30-25

By Chih-Rong Kuo

'We're not going to see this place again': LASD deputies recall sheriff's station evacuation, fire devastation

01-30-25

More Ga. agencies apply to join ICE program in compliance with 2024 state law

01-30-25

Governor Patrick Morrisey Announces Additional Cabinet Appointments, Staff Hires

01-30-25

By wv

Retail Theft Epidemic Prompts Action

01-29-25

By Jacob Musselman

Off-duty Nev. officer and wife fire shots at man, saving woman being attacked

01-29-25

Where the fight against retail crime goes in 2025

01-29-25

Criminal Justice Think Tank Reports Homicides Down 16% Last Year

01-29-25

Dallas Is Part of National Crime Decrease as Murders Drop Below Pre-Pandemic Level

01-28-25

By Emma Ruby

Alum Paige Vaughn helps carry on the legacy of the late Richard Rosenfeld with research on St. Louis Police Partnership

01-27-25

By Steve Walentik

New shoplifting report shows why retailers are locking up the razor blades

01-26-25

By Tim Banse

Walgreens admits locking up shampoo and toothpaste hurts sales. But it's still doing it

01-25-25

By Nathaniel Meyersohn

What election results reveal about the future of criminal justice reform

01-25-25

By 20 minutes

Denver sees decline in murders in 2024

01-24-25

Competing ideas for the future of juvenile justice in Nebraska sparks debate

01-24-25

By John Grinvalds

Wash. officer sentenced to 16 years in prison in fatal shooting

01-24-25

Former Ark. officer arrested, charged in assault of handcuffed inmate

01-24-25

Violent Crime Now Below Pre-Pandemic Levels, Study Finds

01-23-25

By Crime, Justice News

Analysis of 40 cities shows violent crime dropped in 2024: report

01-23-25

By Russell Contreras

Despite Pardons, Many Formerly Incarcerated Black People Still Face Uncertainty

01-23-25

Proposed legislation could help modernize state's justice system (Capitol Update)

01-22-25

By Steve Lewis

Presidential inauguration fact check: Analyzing claims from and about Trump

01-20-25

By Andre Byik, Chris Mueller, Nate Trela, Kim Breen, Eric Litke

These are the cities Birmingham studied to bring down its homicide numbers

01-19-25

Reducing female incarceration a priority for Oklahoma first lady at Tulsa conference

01-19-25

By Tim Stanley

Winston-Salem experiences 33 homicides in 2024, a 31% decrease from the previous year

01-17-25

By John Hinton

Sarah Stitt: Oklahoma can no longer overlook struggles of women in criminal justice system

01-17-25

By Sarah Stitt

Manipulating the truth? Millions of crimes are not included in FBI yearly reports

01-17-25

By Leonard Sipes

Biden's Familiar Talking Points in Final Remarks

01-17-25

By D'Angelo Gore, Robert Farley, Lori Robertson

Texas should close prisons and jails with staffing challenges, state oversight panel says

01-15-25

She escaped with the help of Maine victim services that now face 'catastrophic cuts'

01-15-25

By Erin Rhoda

Crime Is Falling. Why Don't Americans Believe It?

01-15-25

By Alan Ehrenhalt.html

Mike Kehoe's Swift Crime Crackdown Post-Inauguration

01-14-25

By Mary Sidiqi

New Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe to issue a variety of orders targeting crime

01-13-25

By David A. Lieb

YWCA opens women's center to help rebuild after domestic violence

01-13-25

A tough-on-crime approach is back in US state capitols

01-13-25

By David A. Lieb

Global body camera market to boom as demand for justice and police culpability continues to grow

01-12-25

'Getting a gun is not a problem': LV follows national trend with juvenile homicides

01-12-25

By Noble Brigham

New shoplifting data explains why they're locking up the toothpaste • Daily Montanan

01-11-25

By Amanda Hernandez

Harris County violent crime dropped in 2024, records show

01-11-25

By Matt de Grood

Biden urged to pardon deported U.S. veterans before Trump takes office: 'Time is running out'

01-09-25

By Ko Lyn Cheang

Crime in S.F. dropped to a two-decade low in 2024. Here's where it fell the most

01-08-25

By Danielle Echeverria

Chattanooga tops major U.S. cities in shoplifting rates, new data reveals

01-07-25

By Jakai Spikes

Homicides, shootings down in '24 in Pittsburgh, reflecting nationwide trends, data shows

01-06-25

By Justin Vellucci

Data, best practices and other wonky ways to defeat Houston crime

01-03-25

By Marc Levin

Girls' Violence is Rare-But Not Their Violent Victimization

01-02-25

By Newsweek

Murder and Perceptions of Crime

01-02-25

Shoplifting in Louisiana is growing, affecting sales tax revenue and prices

12-31-24

By Liz Swaine, Staff writer

Yes, policies advancing justice can prevail again in Trump 2.0

12-30-24

By Marc Levin

Opinion - Yes, policies advancing justice can prevail again in Trump 2.0

12-30-24

In Many Cities, Trend Of Decreasing Homicides Is Continuing in 2024

12-30-24

By Crime, Justice News

Car Thefts in NYC on the Decline, Improved Security and Law Enforcement Efforts Show Results

12-30-24

By Quinn Mercer

New criminal justice laws in effect Jan. 1, 2025 in states like California, Illinois: What to know

12-30-24

By Kinsey Crowley, Margie Cullen, Kathryn Palmer, Charles Dunlap

Ga. Sheriff Launches Program to Help Veterans Landing in Jail

12-27-24

Retail theft continues to plague largest U.S. cities, new data shows mounting losses

12-25-24

New shoplifting data explains why they're locking up the toothpaste

12-24-24

Early data suggests carjackings and car thefts fell in 2024

12-23-24

First Step Act Released Inmates Had 55% Lower Recidivism Rate

12-20-24

By Crime, Justice News

Birmingham sets grim record with 149 homicides in 2024, 12 times the national rate

12-20-24

By Austin Pratt

Retailers can't fight theft alone, says study calling for federal law; retail crime up 93% from 2019

12-19-24

By Sean Salai

Gun violence at schools has risen since the pandemic

12-18-24

By New York Times

Threats to retail employees grow; 'there's always going to be an inherent element of risk'

12-17-24

By Samantha Moilanen

What a Second Trump Term Means for Policing and Prisons

12-17-24

Carjacking, Motor Vehicle Thefts Have Risen Substantially

12-16-24

By Crime, Justice News

As juvenile crime subsides, legislative debate continues over more reforms

12-16-24

States are using tech to wipe criminal records clean automatically

12-12-24

By Chris Teale

Handshakes, murals and ministry: A reopened prison focuses on rehabilitation

12-10-24

California Police Use AI to Transcribe Body Cam Videos

12-09-24

By Chase Difeliciantonio

What are the recidivism rates by crime?

12-07-24

Veterans Courts Help Some, But Leave Many Others Behind

12-06-24

Golden Years Hustle: The Stolen Goods Market Run by Senior Citizens in Chinatown

12-06-24

Mayor Fulop Touts Record Low Homicide Rate, Crime Overall Appears to Rise

12-06-24

By Andy Milone, Aaron Morrill

Opinion: The Bureau of Prisons has plenty of open beds for reentry

12-06-24

By Jon Gustin, Hugh Hurwitz

Chicago police vow to have more downtown presence during holiday season

12-04-24

By Glenn Minnis, The Center Square contributor

Actually, Pardons Aren't Issued Often Enough

12-04-24

Louisville police concerned about rise in youth violence after 16-year-old charged with robbery

12-04-24

By Christie Battista

Handshakes, murals and ministry: A reopened Texas prison focuses on rehabilitation

12-02-24

Shoplifting on the rise this year as stores balance security with the shopping experience

11-28-24

Rapper Meek Mill once paid bail money for 20 women so they could spend the holidays at home

11-27-24

Biden's easy case for clemency: prisoners in home confinement

11-26-24

By Hugh Hurwitz

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