Two centuries ago, gentlemen routinely carried swords or pistols to protect themselves, their families and their property. On ...

The pundit logic is that since crime has increased while Democrats are in power, it is preordained that voters will hand power over to “tough-on-crime” Republicans in the midterms. The reality is that ...

The Ryan Murphy TV empire is one of the most indomitable in modern entertainment. As Peak TV came to define a new era of small-screen programming, Murphy’s blend of frenetic excess and respectability ...

Homicides are down again this year, by roughly 15% to 18% compared with last year, putting the city on pace for its lowest ...

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is going to Manhattan on Monday to lead a hearing that will focus on crime in New York. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg ...

Protests are erupting in Los Angeles and other cities, with streets filled with demonstrators clashing with police, National Guard troops and Marines deployed under a presidential order. Scenes of ...

Concerns about crime have been the foundation for decades of get-tough policies aimed at deterring crime. The belief is that ever-greater punishment — by hiring more police, increasing prosecution, ...

As an active-duty officer in one of the largest police departments in the country, I can attest to the deteriorating state of our criminal justice system. The fiction promulgated to the American ...

In The Baltimore Sun article (“What to do about the juvenile crime epidemic plaguing Baltimore | GUEST COMMENTARY,” Dec. 26) Eric Braun asks the question, “What to do about the juvenile crime epidemic ...

Typically, the term “shoplifting” connotes a minor crime – an individual stealing out of need or for personal use. But as Robert Gavin’s reporting on January 20 reveals (“Colonie man charged with ...

There’s been a wave of violent crime the last couple of years, and the best way to address the issue is for everyone to pass over it in silence. That’s the implication of the liberal pushback against ...

It’s one step forward, two steps back. That’s the state of public safety in Chicago. Summer fun is here, but in recent years, that’s been overshadowed by the specter of escalating crime. This year, ...