by CivMetrics Staff | Nov 8, 2021 | City Data, Crime
CivMetrics collects key public safety data for the largest cities in the United States. We’re posting some of our insights here. In this installment, we look at the murder rate in major cities in 2020. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact...
by CivMetrics Staff | Nov 8, 2021 | City Data, Crime
CivMetrics collects key public safety data for the largest cities in the United States. We’re posting some of our insights here. In this installment, we look at the violent crime rates in major cities in 2020. For questions about our data, or to request data, please...
by CivMetrics Staff | Jun 29, 2021 | Crime
Lockdowns and stay-at-home orders had a marked effect on many types of crime in 2020. With people indoors, less crime was committed. But what effect has COVID had on gun violence, specifically, in major cities? In a new paper, researchers dove into crime data in major...
by CivMetrics Staff | Jun 28, 2021 | Crime
St Louis Police haven’t published new crime data in six months, a problem they say stems from a new tracking software the department recently switched to. The Department made the software switch to comply with new reporting requirement handed down from the FBI....
by CivMetrics Staff | Jun 24, 2021 | Crime
A new book chapter serves as a great resource for anyone who works with gun violence data. The chapter appears in a new book called Why We Are Losing the War on Gun Violence in the United States. Chapter 3 provides a full accounting of federal data sources for gun...
by CivMetrics Staff | Jun 18, 2021 | Crime
The New York Times quizzed their readers on crime statistics, and has now released a report showing common areas of confusion or misperception. Most readers thought Chicago was the murder capital of the country. Readers also thought New York City was more violent than...
