The Sentencing Project has released a new study warning that U.S. prisons are increasing their incarcerated populations despite falling crime rates, and that reducing sentence lengths and investing in community-based violence prevention and reentry support is necessary to reverse this trend.
A new Gallup poll reveals a partisan divide in Americans’ views on crime, with fewer Americans viewing it as a serious issue and more Republicans than Democrats labeling it that way, while lower-income individuals and women are more likely to perceive crime as a serious issue.
The Trump administration has announced plans to deploy military troops to Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, citing crime emergencies, despite falling crime rates, and has threatened to send troops to other cities, sparking criticism from the ACLU and state governors.
President Donald Trump threatened to send the National Guard into San Francisco, prompting pushback from Governor Gavin Newsom, city leaders, and residents, who argued that the city is becoming safer and cleaner.
Despite President Trump’s claims of a rising crime emergency in Washington, D.C., data from the Council on Criminal Justice and other sources show that crime in the city has steadily declined since 2023, with violent crime hitting a 30-year low in 2024.
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