Violence

Erie County Sheriff: "This was pure evil. It was straight up racially motivated hate crime from somebody outside of our community."

About 400 cops are expected to join reinstated plainclothes units focused on the city's 30 worst precincts

Oakland is among other liberal cities having to change course amid an increase in violent crime

The Council on Criminal Justice launched the Violent Crime Working Group to produce concrete guidance police leaders can use to curb violence

Police plan to place hundreds of surveillance cameras and license plate readers in high-crime neighborhoods throughout the city

An initial hurdle to program implementation revolved around community members believing it was just another “get tough on crime” scheme

After 7 people were shot, including a child, an Illinois mayor announced an indefinite curfew. Our experts debate the pros and cons of such a measure

As law enforcement agencies battle increasing gun violence, new funding sources promise assistance

The president also said cities can use the money to buy crime-fighting technologies, like gunshot detection systems

With rising rates of homicides in many major cities, the community’s role in crime prevention and reduction is that much more important

Robert Sanford is accused of being the man seen on video throwing an extinguisher that hit three officers at the Capitol riot

A co-author of the study says the reason for the uptick could be a mix of two variables: widespread civil unrest and the pandemic

Police said they held back because they didn’t want to escalate a volatile situation

The crowd threw bottles at cops and put metal bars in the street to try to damage police vehicles, officials said