Asheley Van Ness

Live Crime Tracker Shows Continued Major Crime Declines in 2024 | NORC at the University of Chicago Crime rates in major U.S. cities declined substantially in 2024, according to new data from NORC at the University of Chicago’s new Live Crime Tracker.

Crime dropped in 2024. How much? Record-breaking amounts in several categories. www.norc.org/research/lib...

Live Crime Tracker Shows Continued Major Crime Declines in 2024 | NORC at the University of Chicago Crime rates in major U.S. cities declined substantially in 2024, according to new data from NORC at the University of Chicago’s new Live Crime Tracker.

NEW 📉 NORC’s Live Crime Tracker Shows Major Crime Declines in 2024.

www.norc.org/research/lib...

A newsletter dedicated to research on public safety and justice NORC Center on Public Safety & Justice

The Center on Public Safety & Justice just launched another newsletter sharing some of our new work and a sneak peek at an upcoming webinar we are hosting on firearms violence prevention (more to come!)⤵️
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Data Are Foundational to Effective Firearms Violence Policy | NORC at the University of Chicago Recent partnerships between foundations and researchers show how better data collection can lead to more effective firearms violence prevention.

Progress takes time, but better data leads to a better understanding of key questions that need to be asked and answered to advance the decrease in firearms violence. If you have moment check out this POV I recently wrote:
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Philly saw a historic drop in murders in 2024. What changed? Violence has also been waning across the country, with murders nationally poised to drop by unprecedented levels for the second year in a row.

Thoughtful reporting re “Philly saw a historic drop in murders in 2024. What changed?”

Lots to like: insights from community leaders, data from @jeffasher.bsky.social and team, quotes from @johnkroman.bsky.social

We must continue to address underlying factors.

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Why did U.S. homicides spike in 2020 and then decline rapidly in 2023 and 2024? In 2020, the average U.S. city experienced a surge in its homicide rate of almost 30%—the fastest spike ever recorded in the country.

The average U.S. city experienced a surge in its homicide rate of almost 30% in 2020. High homicide rates continued in 2021 and 2022, but declined rapidly in 2023 and 2024.

Rohit Acharya and Rhett Morris share how data can help explain these patterns of violence.

Opinion | What Republicans and Democrats Get Wrong About Crime An evidence-based approach to criminal justice would tell us that policing works and long prison sentences do not.

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Yes to solving more crimes, more support for crime victims, measures to curb police violence and make them more accountable to residents, shorter sentences- evidence pointing the way to reduce crime & violence, enhance justice, use resources wisely.

I have an op-ed in the NYT today about how to reduce crime.

The key idea, based on decades of strong research evidence: focus on increasing the probability of getting caught, not the punishment.

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Well said. We need more CBA in crime policy but more importantly "quantifying victim harm isn’t just an academic exercise—it’s essential for creating effective policies that both prevent crime and support victims." @johnkroman.bsky.social

Live Crime Tracker Daily Crime Data from 50+ Large American Cities. Explore comparative crime data and analysis tools.

Understanding the long-term costs and consequences of crime is essential to ensuring that crime-prevention investment matches the scale of the problem. (New) @norc.org's Live Crime Tracker has added the estimated costs of crime in 50+ U.S. cities. ⤵️
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I’m constantly updating my Justice starter pack for the researchers who are pointing us in the right direction, the journalists exposing the truth, and the advocates pushing from the outside. go.bsky.app/ECKyRjy

Did you know that in 2022, compensation programs paid $300+ million to aid victims? However, new research highlights program administrators don't think they are reaching everyone in need. Check out the study by Center on Public Safety & Justice @norc.org colleagues + @urbaninstitute.bsky.social⤵️

Live Crime Tracker Daily Crime Data from 50+ Large American Cities. Explore comparative crime data and analysis tools.

NEW: NORC's Live Crime Tracker scrapes open data from nearly 60 cities across 8 crime categories and now includes harm estimates to help facilitate trends analysis and evidence-based policymaking.
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