The FBI publishes some of the most complete statistics, but no database can perfectly capture the nation’s crime.

Commissioner Ronnell Higgins and Michael Mascari, the new chief data officer at the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Credit: mark pazniokas / ctmirror.org CT Mirror’s ...

PHOENIX — The FBI has made a significant change in how it reports national crime data, switching from quarterly to monthly releases. This shift allows for more granular analysis of crime trends across ...

Anna Schecter is the senior coordinating producer for CBS News and Stations' Crime and Public Safety Unit, based in New York. Crime decreased in every category in 2024, including murder, violent crime ...

President Donald Trump is sending the National Guard to Washington to combat what he called “bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse.” But crime data paints a much more nuanced picture of what’s going ...

The Justice Department is investigating whether the Washington, DC police department manipulated crime statistics to make the district seem more safe than it actually is. “We’re of course looking into ...

The president cited a number of false and misleading claims about homicides and youth crime in the nation’s capital. By Linda Qiu Reporting from Washington President Trump cast the nation’s capital as ...