Sometimes the numbers tell one story while our gut feelings scream something completely different. Actual crime statistics ...

Crime statistics compiled by the FBI and other sources show an increase in violent crime, notably murders, in 2020 and a decline since. A revision to the FBI data this year doesn’t change that overall ...

The 2020-era defund the police movement is echoing across the nation yet again as Democratic lawmakers and activists decry the Trump administration's efforts to snuff out crime in cities such as ...

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