Analysis

New Data: Crime and Murder Down in 2017

Brennan Center for Justice

New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2017.  An analysis of new 2017 crime data shows that all measures of crime — overall crime, violence, and murder — are projected to decline this year. The report estimates that the overall crime rate and the violent crime rate will be at their second-lowest levels since 1990. These findings directly undercut any claim of a national crime wave.

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In Crime in 2017: A Preliminary Analysis, researchers at the Brennan Center for…

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