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Murder Zones

The more we learn about violent crime in America, the more evident it becomes that a small number of specific areas are where many of these crimes are concentrated.

Busting the Gun-Control Narrative

Sen. Durbin tried to shut down an expert witness because he didn't want people to hear the truth about what has pushed crime rates up. Here's what happened.

The Second Amendment Isn’t Behind the Rising Crime Rate

In a tumultuous 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic locked down so much of America and the world, one thing that didn’t lock down was the murder rate.

Chicago’s Mayor Blames American Freedom?

Mayor Lori Lightfoot of Chicago is presiding over a marked increase in the number of murders in her city. By July 2020, there had been more murders in Chicago than there were in all of 2019. In response, Lightfoot has geared up and taken the fight to ... Indiana?

Opening Salvo: How Criminals Get Guns

As I’m wedged in the back of an NYPD Strategic Response vehicle, the officers rip through the clogged Manhattan streets on a frostbitten Sunday afternoon.

Baltimore Violence Continues Over “Murder-Free” Weekend

Cam Edwards explores the runaway murder rate in Baltimore, and what can be done to slow the violence on the city’s mean streets.

Finding America’s Murder Problem

Researcher and criminologist John R. Lott, Jr. explains why the notion of a nationwide murder problem distracts from the real issues.

Chicago’s Blame Game

As violence runs rampant in parts of Chicago, authorities there are playing the blame game.



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