Crime in the U.S. fell in 2023, FBI data show
New data released by the FBI show violent crime and property crime both fell in 2023 compared to the previous year.
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An ex-CIA officer gets 30 years for drugging, filming and assaulting dozens of women
Brian Raymond admitting to drugging, filming and assaulting the women, most of whom didn't know until investigators showed them footage. Several shared their experiences in court as he looked on.
Exploring how a President Harris might handle criminal justice issues
Republicans are attacking Kamala Harris for being soft on crime. But her record as a district attorney and California attorney general isn't so simple.
'Bad breath rapist' from Boston area caught after 16 years at large in California
Tuen Kit Lee was found guilty in 2007 of the kidnapping and rape of the young woman at knifepoint near Boston. He was located in California after images of him emerged on social media.
Youth detention facilities face increased scrutiny amid a wave of abuse lawsuits
A new lawsuit alleges widespread sexual abuse of juveniles took place over decades at Illinois youth detention facilities. Similar lawsuits have been filed this year in other states.
Retailers howled about theft last year. Why not now?
Mentions of retail theft seem to be fading, their fever pitch cooling. What's changed? And how bad was the problem in the first place?
Opinion: Their deaths leave holes that will never be filled
A string of shooting deaths of Chicago high-schoolers shocks and saddens, despite a decrease in the city's homicide rate.
5 people have been arrested in California desert killings, sheriff's department says
The suspects were arrested after deputies served search warrants on Sunday. "We are confident that this appears to be a dispute over marijuana," a sheriff's department spokesperson said.
Authorities searching for a suspect in the shooting deaths of 8 people near Chicago
The victims were found Sunday and Monday at three separate locations. Police said they did not know of a motive for the killings, but said the suspect knew the victims.
Prosecutor in the TV studio attack is shot dead in Ecuador's most dangerous city
César Suárez was also in charge of the Metastasis case involving an Ecuadorian drug lord who allegedly received favorable treatment from judges, prosecutors, police officers and high officials.