United States cities by crime rate

Since the 1960’s the number of crimes in the United States have drastically increased. Each year the number of crimes increase due to advancements in technology and through enhanced media attention that killers receive. In fact there are so many crimes occurring currently in the United States that many criminals or suspects plead guilty in order to save money and time that would be spent during a trial. The concept of pleading guilty in order to save time and money is called plea bargaining. A…

Violent crime has always existed, but it has recently seen an increase of people getting attacked in other counties. Yes, there has been a slight decrease in the United States, but there is an increase of assaults, murders, and robberies in Africa. Governments are spending more to combat this, yet it is doing the opposite. More people are being killed by gang, hate, and drug violence. We should try to increase surveillance, make training better, raising prison time for convicted people, and…

deadliest city in the country is Chicago. The endless debates about guns have recently been working in favor of gun proponents. Conversely, some believe that guns should be banned, because it will drop the violence rate. However, some civilians believe they are necessary to help stop crime. In reality, guns are vital to the protection of civilians, and therefore ownership should not be restricted in the United States. Many people believe that by legalizing more types of guns, murder rates will…

improve but, the lack of infrastructure they have not been able to establish on a consistent basis. It has the highest death rate in the world, an high crime rare, and very low educational levels. It is a country of approximately 8.5 million people and where unfortunately 20 people are killed every day, five times the rate of Chicago one of the United States largest cities. These numbers are expected to increase every year, at 85 for every 100,000 residents…

“approximately 57 percent of all violent juvenile crime occurs on school days…..and peaks in the evening between 8:00PM and 10:00PM on non-school days” (qtd. In Sutphen & Ford, p. 60). Unless, the teenager is at work or with a parent/guardian, curfew should be around 8PM on school and non-school nights. There is currently a debate going on right now about times with curfew and whether or not one should be kept in place. This debate is happening all over the United States, not just in Indiana.…

When thinking about guns, the next word that automatically pops into my head, is crime. Crime and guns seem to go hand in hand and there is a strong association between the two. Changing the gun laws in the United States is a simple directive to combat the dangerous crimes in which guns are misused. Guns are powerful weapons. They can be used to defend and protect, but also be used to cause harm, destruction, and death, by those who abuse the right to use them. So why is it that gun control…

revolution finally took a full hold in the United States and having completely changed the industrial landscape. As a result, cities across the country were growing exponentially. As a result, many people that lived in rural areas moved to the cities to look for opportunities. The booming cities also attracted shiploads of immigrants from Europe looking to escape harsh economic conditions and persecution inflicted upon them. The rapid and constant change of the city of Chicago peaked interest of…

As of August 2015, the national unemployment rate was 5.1% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015). Ohio, overall is at an unemployment rate of 4.7%, which is a significant improvement from last year at the same time when the rate was 5.4% according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2015). Despite this overall improvement, South Linden still carries an unemployment rate higher than the national average; 13.2% as of 2013 (U.S. Census, 2015). Whereas there have…

The state of Virginia had a total population of 8.3 million in 2010 (Census, 2010). By comparison, Harrisonburg-Rockingham County, a county within the state of Virginia, had a population of 130, 649 in 2010, a 9% increase from 2009. (Census, 2010). Although not a causal relationship, an increase in population is by far the single best predictor of violent and property crime counts (Chamil & Cochran, 2004). As a result, it can be inferred that a continuing increase in population will, if not…

the United States and mexican border is very common. The Secure Fence Act in 2006 was made for maximum security so Mexicans won 't trespass to the United States. Immigration is a person’s desire of new experiences, a better economic place, and a safe environment. The United states is full of new experiences in an everyday life. There is a different variety of cultures. People from different countries like Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, China, and South America. If the United States…