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  2. Most people think the U.S. crime rate is rising. They're wrong.

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    The FBI data, which compares crime rates in the third quarter of 2023 to the same period last year, found that violent crime dropped 8%, while property crime fell 6.3% to what would be its lowest ...

  3. Why aren't Americans willing to believe good news about crime?

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    The last time Americans were so pessimistic about crime was in the early 1990s, when the violent crime rate was more than double what it is today. This gap between perception and reality has real ...

  4. Crime in Texas - Wikipedia

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    In 2008, Texas had 244 police officers per 100,000 residents. [2] According to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE), [3] the state average for police officers per 100,000 residents in Texas is 241 as of 2021. However, the ratio can vary among different cities and counties in Texas.

  5. List of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate

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    Violent crime rate per 100k population by state (2023) [1] This is a list of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate. It is typically expressed in units of incidents per 100,000 individuals per year; thus, a violent crime rate of 300 (per 100,000 inhabitants) in a population of 100,000 would mean 300 incidents of violent crime per year in that entire population, or 0.3% out of the total.

  6. Gun violence and gun control in Texas - Wikipedia

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    The rate of firearms homicides per 100,000 people in Texas had declined to around 4 in the year 2000, but has risen since, to nearly 6 in 2005 (see chart). [ 6 ] [ 7 ] According to the Kaiser Family Foundation , in 2014, measuring the number of deaths due to injury by firearms per 100,000 of the population, Texas ranked 30th out of the 50 ...

  7. New FBI stats show 'historic' declines in violent crime rate ...

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    The murder rate fell by 26.4%, reported rapes decreased by 25.7%, robberies fell by 17.8%, aggravated assault fell by 12.5%, and the overall violent crime rate went down by 15.2%, the statistics show.

  8. Routine activity theory - Wikipedia

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    A graphical model of the routine activity theory. The theory stipulates three necessary conditions for most crime; a likely offender, a suitable target, and the absence of a capable guardian, coming together in time and space. The lack of any of the three elements is sufficient to prevent a crime which requires offender-victim contact.

  9. Bernalillo County DA proposes changes to juvenile crime laws

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    Oct. 23—The Bernalillo County District Attorney announced dozens of proposed amendments to the state's Children's Code to try to tackle a recent uptick in juvenile crimes involving firearms.