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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.

The New York Times

What’s Behind the Staggering Drop in the Murder Rate? No One Knows for Sure.

Fox News

Murder rate drops to lowest level since 1900 across major US cities nationwide

CNN

Teen takeovers: The chaotic gatherings that are spurring curfews and crackdowns

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The First Step Act promised criminal justice reform. Has it delivered?
10-29-26
By Cassie Semyon, Zoe Slemmons
Memphis Experiences Wave Of Increased Crime One Year After Task Force Implementation
10-29-26
By TTC
Chicago budget committee hears calls to protect $26.3 million in violence intervention funding
10-29-26
By Chicago City Wire Staff Reports
Chicago contributing to national homicide drop
10-27-26
FactChecking Claims from Trump's Midterm Rallies
10-27-26
By D'Angelo Gore, Robert Farley, Lori Robertson, Paul Cuno-Booth
October crime data for Memphis shows increases despite task force anniversary
10-27-26
By Joyce Peterson Jacob Gallant
Violent Crime Dropped 25 Percent in 2025, Justice Department Says
10-26-26
By Jack Phillips
Company questions police response after tools stolen from work truck
10-26-26
By Alex Ebrahimi
Blanche Says Violent Crime "PLUMMETED" Under Trump - Scholars Question Who Gets Credit
10-26-26
By Lucy Strathmore
San Antonio sees 6% drop in crime, sharp decline in homicides
10-26-26
By Diego Medel
In Senate run, Juliana Stratton touts progressive politics and pragmatic record
10-24-26
Messenger: As homicides drop, researchers turn focus to strategies that work
10-23-26
By Tony Messenger, Post-Dispatch
Climate Change Blamed for 2,000 U.S. Shootings
10-22-26
By TTAG News Contributor
Researchers point to community violence programs, pandemic recovery in historic homicide decline • Daily Montanan
10-22-26
By Amanda Watford
Beyond the Sirens: Inside the Double-Digit Crime Drops Rewriting the Destiny of American Cities
10-20-26
By Black News
Buffalo police overtime keeps climbing: here's why
10-20-26
COMBAT Tax Renewal Funds More Than Police and Prosecutors
10-19-26
By Bonita, Editor-in-Chief
Sharyl Kato has spent 46 years helping Madison's youngest trauma survivors heal
10-19-26
Holiday Road Trips Raise the Stakes for Secure Firearm Storage in Vehicles
10-17-26
Teens Steal Car, Crash It Into Someone's Home in Greenville County
10-17-26
By Sarah Thompson
3 Reforms Are Needed To Surface Hidden Evidence
10-16-26
By Marc Levin, Khalil Cumberbatch
Walmart, Target, and Kroger face troubling shoplifting trend
10-15-26
By Daniel Kline, Celine Provini
Researchers point to community violence programs, pandemic recovery in historic homicide decline • Utah News Dispatch
10-15-26
By Amanda Watford
San Antonio Felon Sentenced 115 Months for Gun Possession
10-14-26
By Matt Mitchell
Baltimore Rideshare Carjacking Suspect Arrested, Charged
10-13-26
By Ahmed Hassan
Police identify man found fatally shot in Minneapolis apartment stairwell
10-13-26
By Sam Siedow
When the Family Becomes the Crime Scene
10-13-26
By General Azmundus
Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh groups say FBI data undercounts bias
10-13-26
By Fiona André
West Phoenix Shooting Near 31st Ave Leaves Man Critical
10-11-26
By Steve Wilson
Dallas Shooting: Man Dies on South Corinth Street Road
10-11-26
By Margie Townsend
Criminal Justice Is Deploying AI Faster Than Rules Around It
10-09-26
By Nathan L. Hecht
Prison overcrowding is keeping Idaho women behind bars even after they're granted parole
10-08-26
By Whitney Bryen
Violent crime is plunging, but voters aren't giving President Trump credit
10-08-26
By The Washington Times AI News Desk
A survey of crime experts deflates the 'Trump effect' that supposedly reduced homicides
10-07-26
By Jacob Sullum
Car Theft Is Down 21% Nationally – Chicago Remains a Stark Exception
10-07-26
By Alex Barrientos
Are metro Detroit police targeting migrants? A closer look at one jaywalking stop
10-06-26
By Michigan Public
Trump says Chicago crime is worsening as homicides decline
10-06-26
By Justin Kaufmann,Monica Eng,Carrie Shepherd
The Law Can't Keep Up with Flock's AI Surveillance
10-06-26
Police used Flock AI cameras to accuse a Denver woman of stealing a $25 package. It took her weeks to prove she was never there
10-06-26
By Brian O'Connell
This year's Minneapolis crime trends diverge
10-05-26
By Louis Krauss
The Right Questions to Ask About AI in Criminal Justice
10-05-26
Socializing Safety
10-04-26
By Marc A. Levin
FBI Made Over 8,900 Arrests, Located 1,410 Child Victims Under Operation Summer Heat 2.0
10-02-26
Marc Levin and Khalil Cumberbatch: Partisan loyalty now drives Americans' trust in justice
10-02-26
By Marc Levin, Khalil Cumberbatch
America's 10 most dangerous cities, based on data
10-02-26
By Ali Hickerson
All 3 teens killed in Minneapolis crash named; stolen car had left gunfire scene
10-01-26
By Paul Walsh
Fact Check Team: Crime is falling sharply, but the decline began before Trump returned
09-29-26
By morgan stephens, Fact Check Team
A cheat sheet to Trump's 2026 talking points
09-29-26
By Amy Sherman
Opinion: What to make of America's falling crime rate
09-28-26
By Jay Evensen
Bill Maher says Trump toughness, safety net may have curbed crime
09-26-26
By The Washington Times AI News Desk
Richmond Man Indicted in 2023 Ambush Murder of Da'Troy Moore
09-26-26
By Tony Ng
Partisan loyalty now drives Americans' trust in justice
09-26-26
By hthnone
America's most dangerous city recorded 351 murders in a single year
09-25-26
JD Vance Newsmax Gaffe: Verbal Slip Sparks Media Frenzy
09-25-26
By Ashton Snyder
Automatic License Plate Readers: Benefits, Risks, and Sensible Regulation
09-24-26
Simone Biles' Porsche Stolen by Three Masked Men in Chicago Home Break-in
09-24-26
By Maxie Nolan
How investigators build a criminal case from drug overdose deaths like Hayden Panettiere's
09-23-26
By Eric Levenson
What's the fuss over Flock?
09-22-26
This document helps courts decide who goes to prison. AI may soon help write it in on California count
09-22-26
By Lucas Robinson
Woman Reports Man Dead Inside Colorado Springs Home Then Gets Arrested for His Murder
09-22-26
By Robert Harris
Partisan Loyalty Now Drives Americans' Trust in Justice
09-19-26
Stealing Batteries or Stealing Looks? Theft Arrest Mugshot Produces Viral J.Lo Look-Alike
09-19-26
By Cassandra Schilling
Kash Patel Drops Receipts on Crime Drop - Democrats Go Silent
09-18-26
By admin
'Blood-soaked killing fields': Fact-checking Trump and Whatley's claims about Cooper and crime in NC
09-17-26
By Paul Specht
Harris County backs 3 programs to drive down crime
09-17-26
By Stephen Simpson
The National Guard isn't making D.C. safer, it's just making us numb
09-17-26
By Chloe Hokenson
How To Make Every Day Constitution Day
09-16-26
By Marc Levin, Khalil A. Cumberbatch
Women on parole face higher rates of mental health, housing challenges
09-16-26
By Tribune News Service
New Book Examines Why Calling 911 Can Do More Harm Than Good
09-15-26
Upward trends are cause for optimism
09-15-26
By Jim Thomas
A 14 and 16 Year Old Burglarized a Fillmore Home and Got Away With It For Months
09-15-26
By Maxie Nolan
'TELL IT LIKE IT IS' FactChecking Day Two of the GOP Midterm Convention
09-14-26
By 'TELL IT LIKE IT IS' Talk Show
Ruddy: 'A Rising Trump Lifts All Boats'
09-13-26
By Christopher Ruddy
Crime in downtown Seattle has plummeted. What about other neighborhoods?
09-13-26
By Lauren Girgis
RCSO program helps local youth make better decisions
09-11-26
By Chris Stiles
Changing US crime rates: What the data reveals
09-10-26
By Stacker
ICE is arming agents with shock gloves. What are the rules?
09-10-26
By Make us preferred on Google
Baltimore could record its lowest homicide rate in nearly 50 years
09-09-26
Lotze Mosley PLLC Highlights Federal Enforcement Surge Data
09-08-26
The Crimes That Weigh on Americans' Minds
09-08-26
Fox Host Charles Payne Reveals Details of Personal Tragedy
09-07-26
Construction Crew Fights Back Against Armed Robber in Chicago Home Invasion
09-07-26
By Maxie Nolan
Homicides fall 18% to date as Baltimore strengthens crime plan
09-06-26
By Jason Newton
Betsy Brantner Smith to Newsmax: Chicago Should Take Federal Help With Crime
09-06-26
By Newsmax Wires
Parents are being held responsible for their kids' crimes under new laws
09-05-26
By Stateline.org
Support service members, long before they become veterans at risk of incarceration
09-05-26
Citizenship in the Age of Emerging Technologies
09-04-26
By Mary Alice Miller
NYPD data shows decline in summer crime, as perceptions of safety shift
09-03-26
Trump Still Delivering on Deportation Promise
09-03-26
By Manzanita Miller
Charlie Kirk case: Judge rules Tyler Robinson will stand trial
09-02-26
By Jenni Fink
Only one US city saw sharper homicide drop than Rochester
09-01-26
By Kayla Canne
Providence Homicides Fell to 11 in 2024, but Rhode Island Officials Still Cannot Prove Which Programs Drove the City's Sharp Crime Decline
09-01-26
New Congress Prioritizes Law Enforcement and Victim Protection Over Crime
08-31-26
Letters: Why Measure X in Sausalito is a power grab that doesn't protect the city's waterfront
08-31-26
By Chronicle readers
The Belated Backlash Against Flock Cameras
08-31-26
Why is Crime Falling? The Answers Aren't Simple.
08-29-26
By Jill Castellano Jamiles
Now for the Good News: Five Problems America Has Largely Solved
08-28-26
By C.A.A.
Car thefts spike in Montgomery County, bucking state and national trends
08-27-26
By Antonio Planas
I was a cop. We know how to stop officer-involved abuse. Will we?
08-26-26
By Jillian E. Snider
The Return of the Teen Crime Panic
08-25-26
By Dana Liebelson
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