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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.

'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

Justice in the Age of Algorithms: Guardrails for AI

12-21-25

4 Stories That Shaped Civil Rights, Access To Justice In 2025

12-19-25

Let's support N.J.'s move for fairer sentencing of survivors of domestic violence

12-17-25

By NJ Advance Media Guest Columnist

Listen to What the Hell Is Going On on Ricochet

12-17-25

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

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