According to preliminary data, murder has dropped by about 20 percent through October this year compared to 2024.

Crime rates in the U.S. fell in 2025. Murders in particular fell dramatically. That is a major takeaway among criminal justice experts as we approach the year's end.

One of the most predictable clichés in journalism is "if it bleeds, it leads"—the idea that media have a bias for salacious, grisly stories. Like many stereotypes, it's very much based in truth, which ...

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North Dakota recorded 19 murders in 2024, along with seven cases of negligent manslaughter. While murder numbers dropped from ...

Homicides have increased this year, but city officials say overall crime stats remain low in the city of Boston.

The attorney general said the "biggest danger to the public" is violent criminals being released after serving small ...