United States cities by crime rate

Rumors may be going around the city or country about the government, however, if the government lies, then there would be no rumors and the government would get to stay in power. All governments want to stay in power, which is good because there would be no one fighting against the government…

The dropout rate is the driving force behind the increase in prison population within the United States. It also has an effect on the economic competitiveness of the country. Every American pays a cost when a young person leaves school without a diploma. According to Hirschfield, activist and vice president of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (2009) “The U.S. ranks 18th in high school graduation rates among developed countries, and workers with more than a high school…

Barbara: Greenwood: An Imprint of ABC-CLIO. This source is extremely useful because the Jack the Ripper murders are one of the most infamous crimes of the whole era, and this supposedly was the first letter that he sent to the newspapers about his murders. This letter is extremely useful in the paper because it provides an example of one of the many crimes that took place in the Victorian Era. The letter also references the Ripper’s victims as being prostitutes, so this information can be…

Prisons in the United States have an abundant amount of repeat offenders. Once released from incarceration, prisoners are returned to their communities to lead productive lives, however, a large percentage find themselves unprepared to deal with the challenges and hardships that come with the process of social reintegration. Many small towns, communities, and neighborhoods are hesitant in welcoming ex-prisoners and would prefer that they reside in other areas of town. Neighborhood…

once stated, “Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.” Nowadays, poverty exists all over the world. There are people living under bridges, people willing to do anything to provide for their families, and people constantly dying because no one will help. Many people don’t realize that there are causes and solutions to poverty. In New Orleans, African Americans suffer the most from poverty. New Orleans has a high rate of poverty because the city lacks education, it also lacks employment,…

In the great country of the United States, most citizens of this society see what they want to see but never the reality of the criminal justice system. Bryan Stevenson’s book, “Just Mercy”, is his own perspective of what it is really like being a lawyer for wrongly convicted people in hopes of reform in the criminal justice system. After the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman in 2012, many citizens countrywide was outraged at the fact that Zimmerman was not imprisoned for murdering…

Every civilized society has to determine the best way to handle criminal activity. Some theories focus on what to do after crimes have been committed. Other theories focus on preventive measures to stop people from becoming criminals in the first place. So-called Three Strikes laws have been enacted across the country, and in federal law, to address repeat offenders. Although law enforcement touts the success of such laws, they have created undesirable results, including disproportionately…

two main sources of crime data are self-report surveys and official records. Official records hold data about offenders and types of crime, typically coming from police departments from their National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) that reports the numbers of offenses called into 911. This data is then compiled into the Uniform Crime Report (UCR). While the UCR has data about the crime and the suspect, it does not address the victim, and it only discusses reported crime. In order to…

organized crime. The ban of alcohol created a new opportunity for gangsters to make money. Because of this, gangs began to appear in cities across America. These gangs got alcohol and distributed it for large profits. They also created a large number of speakeasies or illegal bars across the United States. The speakeasies themselves had…

In 1790, the country of the United States was mostly rural, about 95%. That means that only 5% of people lived in a town of 2,500 or more. There were a few large cities in the United States some were, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. The south was almost all rural expect for a few small cities like New Orleans. By the 1880 the industrial revolution had sparked a rapid grow in cities because of people looking for work. Cities became crowded and the realtors ripped off those who had no other…