
Trends in Robbery: What You Need to Know - Council on Criminal …
With data from as far back as 1960, this fact sheet takes a close look at trends in robbery over time, providing details related to arrest age and sex, victim age and sex, clearance rates, and …
Retail Theft and Robbery Rates Have Risen across California
Sep 7, 2023 · California has seen an overall increase in retail theft and robbery rates in recent years. Our analysis finds especially notable increases in the Bay Area and the Central Valley, …
FBI Commits the Largest Armed Robbery in American History
Sep 24, 2023 · Box holders lost their life savings, family heirlooms, important documents, and more. But the people who took their property weren’t mobsters; they were FBI agents. Today …
The Crime and Safety Blind Spot: Are smash-and-grabs really …
Some argue that rampant organized retail crime—often referred to as “smash-and-grabs”—are devastating businesses, endangering workers and consumers, and crippling the economy, and …
Retail theft in US cities: Separating fact from fiction - Brookings
Mar 6, 2024 · From California to Capitol Hill, concerns over shoplifting have captured public attention across the United States and fueled momentum to further criminalize retail theft. …
Crime in Washington, DC: What You Need to Know
Aug 11, 2025 · Washington’s numbers shift depending on what time period and what types of crime you examine. But overall, there is an unmistakable and large drop in reported violence in …
How Gun Policies Affect Violent Crime | RAND
Jul 16, 2024 · The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines violent crime as including forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and murder or nonnegligent manslaughter.
Testimony: Crime Data on Retail Theft and Robberies in California
Jan 4, 2024 · Robberies—thefts in which force is threatened and/or used—are more serious offenses. Those targeting commercial establishments—such as department, grocery, and …
Trends in Carjacking: What You Need to Know - Council on …
This analysis examines carjacking trends from 2018-2023 and compares them with trends for non-carjacking robbery and motor vehicle theft. It also explores offense characteristics for …
Why Shoplifting Is Now De Facto Legal In California
Aug 3, 2021 · Governor Newsom recently signed a new law in which shoplifting is a felony, even if it is below the $950 limit, if—and this is a big “if”—the theft is part of an organized ring with the …
Crime Trends in U.S. Cities: Mid-Year 2025 Update - Council on …
But the increase in lethality, coupled with the declines in non-fatal violent crime, suggests that there are fewer situations in which people are at high risk of becoming the victim of a …
Crime in California Is Trending Downward, New Data Suggests
Apr 9, 2025 · Aggravated assaults and robberies (theft with the use or threat of force) had been growing since 2021, but in 2024 they decreased by 3.9% and 5.2% respectively. Homicides …
Overall Crime in California Fell Last Year, but Shoplifting Continued ...
Jul 22, 2025 · All four violent crime categories (homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assaults) saw decreases in 2024. However, the violent crime rate is still 9.6% above the pre-pandemic …
But the increase in lethality, coupled with the declines in non-fatal violent crime, suggests that there are fewer situations in which people are at high risk of becoming the victim of a …
Homicides, Gun Assaults Fall Modestly in Major U.S. Cities as …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Murders and gun assaults in major American cities fell slightly during the first half of 2022, while robberies and some property offenses posted double-digit increases, …
Crime Type Fact Sheets - Council on Criminal Justice
With data from as far back as 1960, this fact sheet takes a close look at trends in robbery over time, providing details related to arrest age and sex, victim age and sex, clearance rates, and …
The racial disparity increased for aggravated assault and robbery victimization, with Black people 30% more likely to be assaulted and more than twice as likely to be robbed.
Robbery Clearance Rates 022, dropping from 36% to 23%. Since 1966, fewer than one out of every three robberies has been cl ared by arrest or other means. In 2022, this rate was higher …
Violent Victimization is Decreasing–But Not for Everyone
New federal crime data show that nonlethal violent victimization decreased by 11% in 2023 for Americans aged 12 and older. But while the rate of robberies, aggravated assaults, and …
What You Need to Know Burglaries involve breaking and entering a residential or commercial premise for the purpose . f committing a crime. The rate of burglaries reported to United States …