The news media relies almost exclusively on FBI data to report on changes in crime rates. But there is strong evidence that FBI data are less reliable than in the past. The U.S. uses two different ...

According to a new national poll, approximately half of Americans now say crime is an "extremely" or "very" serious problem. This marks the second straight year national concern has declined. That ...

The vast majority of Americans believe crime is a major problem in large cities, but few say the same for small towns, rural areas and their own community, according to a new survey. Photo from ...

A new partnership between IUCN and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime highlights a major shift in how environmental protection ...

A summer crime wave that raised the fear of piracy on the Oakland Estuary and led to a mass clean up of abandoned boats on the popular recreational waterway is again in focus after the arrests of ...