Tag: Crime in Cities

What’s behind the rise of violent crime in Washington, DC

Eden Villalovas · January 13, 2024 11:41 am

FBI data suggest southern border towns are safer than most US cities, but are they?

Anna Giaritelli · November 11, 2023 10:00 am

FILE - District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a news conference about the arrest of a suspect in a recent string of attacks on homeless people, March 15, 2022.

Muriel Bowser introduces crime bill that includes ban on criminals wearing masks

Rachel Schilke · October 23, 2023 6:44 pm

Police officers speak to a man at a homeless encampment, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Portland, Maine. Maine's largest city started removing a large encampment as it grapples with homelessness and packed shelters.

More cities make homeless encampments a crime, leaving low-income people with few options

Timothy P. Carney · June 16, 2023 2:33 pm

Toxic cities on a hill

Howard Husock · January 20, 2023 4:50 am

Philadelphia Police investigators work the scene of a fatal overnight shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 5, 2022.

Year in Review: Crime plagues big cities in 2022

Sarah Bedford · December 24, 2022 11:30 am

Violent crime in major cities directly linked to police budgets

Christine Queally · November 7, 2022 9:50 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2012 file photo, two barges head north on the Mississippi River past St. Louis, as seen from East St. Louis, Ill. The Army Corps of Engineers has begun reducing the flow from a Missouri River reservoir, a move expected to worsen low water conditions on the Mississippi River and potentially halt barge traffic at St. Louis within weeks. (AP Photo/Jim Suhr, File)

St. Louis is least safe, most crime-costly city in US: Study

Washington Examiner · December 21, 2020 9:00 pm

List: Top 10 sanctuary cities with the highest crime

Paul Bedard · September 24, 2019 4:15 pm