Violent crime decreased by 4.5% in 2024, marking the second consecutive year of decline. Property crime saw a larger decrease, falling by 8.1% in the same period. Hate crimes also decreased by 1.5% ...

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 ...

U.S. crime rates dropped significantly in every major category in 2024, according to a new report released by the FBI on Tuesday — with measurable drops in violent crime, robberies, assaults and ...

It's an almost universally accepted truth that walking in well-lit areas is safer. But Aaron Chalfin, associate professor of criminology in Penn's School of Arts & Sciences; John MacDonald, ...

Meet the most iconic crime movie characters that have transcended their films to become cultural phenomena, from Hannibal Lecter to Vito Corleone.

Footage of the incident popped up via content creator Alex Choi. In the video, we see the car turning left at an intersection ...

South Carolina’s latest crime report shows violent and property crime dropping sharply for the fourth year in a row.

The president is looking to add troops to city streets while cutting funds for programs that work, experts and local officials say. But one idea, beautifying neighborhoods, has buy-in. By Tim Arango ...

Major crimes are down across the Big Apple — except for a troubling years-long spike in rapes, which have been historically underreported assaults, new NYPD stats show. Data released Tuesday shows a ...