Violent Crime in America: A Tale of Two Cities (PDF; 1.6 MB)
Source: Police Executive Research Forum
From press release:

This report is the third in a series on the increases in violent crime levels that began in 2005, following a decade of falling crime rates across the nation. Violent Crime in America: A Tale of Two Cities suggests that new programs and policies undertaken by local police to reverse unfavorable crime trends may be having an impact. For the first time in three years, PERF’s survey of 56 jurisdictions showed indications of decreases in homicide, robbery, aggravated assault, and aggravated assault with a firearm during the first six months of 2007, when compared to the same period in 2006.

However, the report also shows that the improvements are far from universal. The devastating increases in violent crime of 2005 and 2006, when many cities saw homicides increase 20 percent or more, are continuing in many jurisdictions.

Thus the “Tale of Two Cities”: Crime is continuing its upward trend in many jurisdictions, while in other communities there are signs that police and the residents they serve are working together and are making a difference.

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