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Man Turns to Police and Finds Help Instead of Committing Another Crime
Trumaine Daniels had been running away from police all his life, but running toward them for help has turned his whole life around.
Daniels has...
Crime Rate Continues its Decline in New York City During 2015
While news reports throughout the past year raised anxiety that New York City was slipping back into the crime rates of its bad old...
Police Fight Crime in Chicago by Coaching Youth Baseball
In one of the city’s roughest neighborhoods, police are dropping their guns and batons and picking up bats and balls in an effort to...
Chicago Gave Hundreds of High-risk Teens Summer Jobs and Crime Plummeted
A couple of years ago, the city of Chicago created a summer jobs program for public high school students living in high-crime, low-income neighborhoods....
Canada’s Crime Rate Down to Lowest Levels Since 1969
Police-reported crime statistics for 2013 show overall declines for most types of crime, including the national homicide rate which fell to its lowest rate...
England’s Crime Rate Has Fallen So Low They Need 15K Fewer Police
A record 14% fall in the last 12 months has taken crime levels in England and Wales to their lowest level for 33 years,...
Hate Crime Victim Gets Free Dental Reconstruction
A victim of a hate crime who got nine of his teeth knocked out is receiving thousands of dollars in free dental work, along...
Crime in Colombia is Lowest in 30 Years
Overall crime in Colombia has plunged to levels not seen in more than 30 years, thanks to the efforts of the country’s security forces....
Los Angeles Violent Crime Rate Lowest in 40 Years
The number of homicides in the United States’ biggest cities continue to hit record lows again in 2013 with murder rates dropping to levels...
J.K. Rowling Outed as Writer of Acclaimed Crime Novel
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling secretly posed as a retired military policeman to write a crime novel that has been hailed as one of...
Scottish Crime Falls to 39-year Low
Crime in Scotland has fallen to the lowest level since 1974 with homicide and other violence plummeting by more than 20 percent. Even robbery...
Crime and Punishment: Juvenile Offenders Study Russian Literature
Something strange is happening at Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Center. Residents are so eager to get into a Russian literature class led by the University...
US Gun Crime Plunges Over Last Two Decades
Mirroring the fall generally in violent crime, gun homicides and crimes involving guns have fallen sharply over the last two decades in the United...
Violent Crime Falls Rapidly as UK Becomes More Peaceful Place
The UK is becoming a more peaceful place with rates of violent crime and murder falling more rapidly in the past decade any other...
Millionaire Buys Daycare and College for Crime-Filled Neighborhood, Turns it Around
Harris Rosen owns seven hotels in Orlando, Florida, but hasn't always been wealthy. The 73-year-old grew up a son of poor immigrants in New...
Police Clown Units in Mexico Befriend Youth to Prevent Crime
In Tultitlán, Mexico, where the police officers are considered some of the most corrupt in Latin America, children who are victims of domestic violence,...
Boy Scouts Stop Crime in Progress
A would-be wallet and iPhone thief trying to make a quick getaway on the streets of Old Town was stymied Sunday when a gang...
U.S. Violent Crime Down for 5th Straight Year
Violent crime in the United States fell for a fifth straight year in 2011 and the number of murders dropped to the lowest in...
Rescued Shelter Dog Now a Top New York Crime Fighter
A German shepherd rescued from a New York State animal shelter has become one of the state's top crime fighting dogs. Known as Sgt....
World’s Richest Man to Helm Rescue for Crime-weary Acapulco
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim will spearhead a project to rescue the Pacific port of Acapulco, a once glamorous haunt of Hollywood stars that has...