It will soon cost a bit more to buy a gun in California.
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The US homicide rate is far above the rate of other nations.
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Half of the women homicide victims in 2022-23 were killed by a former or current partner.
South Africa has strict gun control legislation.
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Firearms may provide firearm owners with a means of self-defence in confrontations with criminals, but the unlawful use of a licensed firearm can have negative legal consequences.
O.J. Simpson shows the jury a pair of gloves, similar to those found near the crime scene, during his trial in Los Angeles in 1995.
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Since the ‘trial of the century,’ the lines between news and entertainment have become increasingly blurred.
Shoes dyed red have become an emblem in Italy’s protests against anti-woman violence.
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A spate of recent high-profile murders has put focus on the role of patriarchy and misogyny in persistent rates of anti-woman violence in Italy.
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While it can feel like little progress is being made to stop women being killed by their partners or ex-partners, the data show a steady decline in recent years.
The Crime Severity Index is calculated like a crime rate, but different crimes are given a different weight, or importance, based on their severity.
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Recent data from Statistics Canada shows crime rates in Canada rising. Crime has become a hot-button political issue in Canadian cities. But what does the data actually mean?
Family liaison officers are a vital part of murder investigations in the UK.
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The Stephen Lawrence inquiry and subsequent Macpherson Report led to changes in how police deal with the family of murder victims.
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Arweiniodd ymchwiliad Stephen Lawrence a’r adroddiad Macpherson at newidiadau yn y ffordd y mae'r heddlu'n delio â theuluoedd unigolion sydd wedi eu llofruddio.
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Australia recorded the second-lowest number of homicides since the Australian Institute of Criminology began compiling national statistics in 1989.
“The camera never lies,” goes the old adage. But how true is that?
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CCTV is a popular form of digital evidence but it can be unreliable and problematic.
Black men disproportionately make up the US prison population.
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The US has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world. When it comes to violent offenders and the Black community, the system isn’t working, argue criminologists.
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There are many different reasons why men and women commit these acts, but the small number of cases makes it difficult to track.
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Mehmet Oz has talked a lot about the crime rate during his campaign in Pennsylvania.
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Whether crime is up or down depends on what kind of crime, what the comparison is to, and where you’re counting crimes.
Most people buy guns for protection.
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Gun sales have risen in recent years. An expert explains who and what is driving this trend and how it’s affecting Americans.
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Australia has recorded a small rise in the number of murders in 2019-20. We need to know more about these cases to make sure this does not become a trend.
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Doctors and nurses fear arrests and being charged with culpable homicide even for minor mistakes.
So far, there have been 222 school shootings in 2021.
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School shootings are typically preceded by a series of warning signs. Are educators, police and policymakers paying enough attention?
What role did the pandemic play in the hike in murders in 2020?
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FBI statistics recorded a 30% rise in homicides in 2020. A criminologist helps break down what was behind the spike.
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Older adults’ experience of violent death is different to that of younger adults, our new research finds.