OUT TODAY: CCJ’s mid-year 2024 crime trends report shows that homicide and most other violent crimes have dropped to pre-pandemic levels in a sample of U.S. cities. The report is the 13th the Council has produced since mid-2020. Explore the full analysis by Ernesto Lopez and Bobby Boxerman: https://lnkd.in/gGaqwuSd In addition to the longer-term trends, the study also documented declines for 11 of 12 crime types in the first six months of this year compared to the first half of 2023. Homicides were 13% lower, representing 319 fewer lives lost in the 29 cities providing data for that crime. Nineteen of those cities recorded decreases in homicide, ranging from a drop of 71% in Chandler, AZ, to an 8% decline in Austin. Nine cities experienced increases, ranging from 5% in St. Louis to 26% in Buffalo. Motor vehicle theft, a crime that had risen sharply since mid-2020, reversed its trend this year, dropping 18%. But shoplifting (+24%) was a different story. A crime that has received extensive attention from the media and policymakers, reported shoplifting incidents increased by 24% in 23 study cities during the first six months of 2024 compared to the same period last year. It’s unclear how much of the change may reflect an actual rise in incidents or increased reporting of incidents to law enforcement. Said CCJ Senior Research Specialist Ernesto Lopez: “Especially with homicide, the continuing downward trends are heartening, as every killing prevented is a life saved. But crime is heavily influenced by local factors, and many U.S. cities continue to face high levels of violence.” CCJ President and CEO Adam Gelb noted the encouraging trends while emphasizing the need for “policymakers and community leaders [to] accelerate the momentum by doubling down on crime-prevention strategies that are backed by evidence and are delivering measurable results.” The Council also released four new factsheets spotlighting trends in assault, burglary, larceny, and robbery. Check out these data-based snapshots and more crime trends research at: https://lnkd.in/gMypPkX2 The mid-year crime trends, as well as recent recommendations to improve the nation’s crime data infrastructure from CCJ’s Crime Trends Working Group, will be discussed at a live web event today, July 25, at 12ET: https://lnkd.in/gX9MPxdt
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The Council on Criminal Justice works to advance understanding of the criminal justice policy choices facing the nation and build consensus for solutions that enhance safety and justice for all.
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Commission Director, Veterans Justice Commission, Council on Criminal Justice, DC think-tank. President and CEO - The Strategy District. Army COL and general counsel. OEF - V.
I was in prison again… This time to meet with about a hundred vets at the notorious San Quentin prison in California. Heart warming and heart breaking to visit with our troops who have violated the law and have lost their freedom - that same freedom they fought to protect. A lot of positive programming going on in SQ for our vets. What can we do to make sure they never need to go there? Curious? https://lnkd.in/gpdBEh7p
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Check out our piece on pp. 5-7 in Translational Criminology Magazine with Natasha N. Johnson, EdD & William Sabol that unpacks the narrowing racial disparity in prisons to help ensure that progress isn't overstated. see the full issue here: https://lnkd.in/eK8J-w3k Council on Criminal Justice Georgia State University - Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
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A perspective from Republican State Senator Whitney Westerfield of Kentucky, a member of CCJ’s Women’s Justice Commission, arguing that “America increasingly has a problem with the truth.” https://lnkd.in/gc9xPfqf
Opinion: I'm a Republican. America's problem with the truth is a bipartisan problem.
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A perspective in Governing from Brock Hunter, an Army veteran and adviser to CCJ's Veterans Justice Commission, on how states can better manage military veterans whose service-related trauma is a factor in their criminal offending: https://lnkd.in/g3jarCVp As part of its work, the commission has developed a policy roadmap states can use to expand alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for justice-involved veterans. “People who have served this nation in our armed forces have sacrificed to protect us," the commission said. "It is time to better recognize that sacrifice and take steps to ensure that our veterans are not lost in our prisons and jails, but instead receive interventions that can help them resume their responsibilities to their families, their communities, and their country.” Roughly 200,000 active-duty service members leave the armed forces each year, and while most transition successfully, many struggle with mental health and substance use disorders, the effects of traumatic brain injury, homelessness, and criminality. CCJ launched the Veterans Justice Commission in August 2022 to examine why so many veterans wind up in prison or jail and what we should do about it. Chaired by former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, the commission includes former Defense Secretary and White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta, a former Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, the chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, two formerly incarcerated veterans, and other top military, veterans, and criminal justice leaders. Learn more about the policy framework and the commission's other work - and keep an eye out for a final set of recommendations later this month: https://lnkd.in/gHNMGmnk
From Combat to Courtroom: How Criminal Justice Fails Our Veterans
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Thanks PBS News for inviting me to chime in about yesterday's verdict in the Tyre Nichols case and how to move forward. Council on Criminal Justice Georgia State University Georgia State University - Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Natasha N. Johnson, EdD https://lnkd.in/eizrTmK6
Former Memphis officers convicted of witness tampering in Tyre Nichols beating death
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Join experts from the CCJ’s Women’s Justice Commission and Crime Trends Working Group on October 23 from 1–2 p.m. ET as we unpack the research and highlight opportunities related to women’s justice involvement and domestic violence. Register now at: https://lnkd.in/gdugPanQ
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OUT TODAY: A CCJ analysis of domestic violence data in a sample of 20 large cities uses new methodology to produce a more accurate estimate of the crime’s prevalence. Examining domestic violence in a sample of 20 large cities, the analysis combined law enforcement reports and victimization survey data and found that, after adjusting for underreporting, domestic violence incidents were an estimated 29% to 53% higher than what official counts show. Domestic violence is a particularly difficult crime to analyze because of varying definitions of the offense, underreporting to law enforcement, and challenges related to numerous avenues of reporting and the multiple agencies that receive reports. As a result, the authors said, “the United States has no solid grasp on how much domestic violence actually occurs.” “Obtaining an accurate measure of aggravated domestic violence at the local level is important because it allows cities to more effectively allocate resources and identify specific populations who may underreport victimization,” said the report, produced for CCJ’s Crime Trends Working Group by University of Miami criminologist Alexis Piquero, senior adviser to the working group, and Andrew Wheeler, principal data scientist at CRIME De-Coder. The authors said their new methodology could also be applied to other crime types where underreporting is an issue, such as hate crimes. Check out the findings: https://lnkd.in/gunt8FPw #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth
Toward a Better Estimate of Domestic Violence in America
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The latest FBI/CCJ data show levels of most crime types dropping, but progress is uneven across cities and demographic groups. Hear some takeaways from two CCJ experts-Crime Trends Working Group Senior Adviser Alexis Piquero and Senior Fellow Thaddeus Johnson: https://lnkd.in/gGbZj-vK
Crime Trends: Perspectives on Progress
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It's a good bet the VP candidates will have a thing or two to say about crime at their debate tonight. With that in mind, we offer some topline findings from our latest analysis of trends in 39 U.S. cities: ➡️ In the first half of 2024, homicide and most other violent crimes dropped to or below levels seen in 2019 in the study cities, before the onset of the COVID pandemic and nationwide protests that followed the killing of George Floyd. https://lnkd.in/gGaqwuSd ➡️ Looking at patterns over a shorter timeframe, rates for 11 of 12 crime types fell in the first half of 2024 vs. the first half of 2023. Shoplifting (+24%) was the exception, but it's unclear how much of the change reflects a rise in actual incidents or more reporting to police. ➡️ Despite the progress, many cities continue to face high levels of violence. CCJ's Violent Crime Working Group released Ten Essential Actions leaders can take to reduce violence, used by U.S. Department of Justice to develop the #ViolentCrimeReduction Roadmap. https://lnkd.in/e-tawn2t ➡️ CCJ's Crime Trends Working Group has also called for improvements to our nation's crime data infrastructure, noting that real-time national data are critical to our nation's efforts to control and prevent crime: https://lnkd.in/gJ-JaQ9f
Crime Trends in U.S. Cities: Mid-Year 2024 Update
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