Violent crime fell dramatically in 2025, in what experts expect to be the year with the sharpest drop in homicides in recorded history. The decline, detailed in two recent reports of major U.S. cities ...

Murders, overall violent crime and property crime are at their lowest rates in decades, but it’s unclear whether they are at record lows going back 125 years. See the sources for this fact-check ...

This continues a multiyear downward trend for the city, which is still recovering from a peak of 274 killings in 2023, which marked the city’s deadliest year in more than two decades. D.C. went more ...

Crime shocks are frequent and disruptive, often heightening public concerns about violence and personal safety. Yet little is ...

Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email.

There's something undeniably magnetic about true crime. Whether it's a gripping podcast about a decades-old cold case, a documentary series that unravels a complex investigation, or a book that delves ...