Crime rates dropped across much of the United States in 2025, spanning both property and violent crime throughout big cities and small towns across the nation. Still, behind the broader national ...

Louisiana consistently ranks as one of the least safe states, but what places in the state are the most dangerous? 10 cities with the highest crime rates here.

Walk through downtown Albuquerque on any given night, and you'll understand why New Mexico consistently ranks as the state with the highest violent crime rate in America. With 780 violent crimes per ...

Preliminary data suggest that rates for violent and property crimes in Washington state fell in 2025, continuing the decline that began two years ago. That was the big takeaway in a briefing for state ...

In fact, the growth and diversity of California’s young population (73% are youth of color) have accompanied record reductions in crime. The state’s youth show the nation’s largest declines in crime, ...

The U.S. Justice Department has two programs that measure the nation’s crime: the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting and the National Crime Victimization Survey. Together, they offer a clearer overall ...