Violent crime is down in U.S. cities but still above pre-pandemic levels, report says
While the Council on Criminal Justice’s findings paint an encouraging picture for the country, the director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College in New York cautioned against reading too much into them. “You can learn something by looking at city-specific trends, but don’t rush to broad conclusions based on an incomplete sample,” Jeffrey Butts said. Continue reading Violent crime is down in U.S. cities but still above pre-pandemic levels, report says