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According to new research fifty-seven percent of voters believe that violence and offenses against property are occurring more frequently now than in 2008.

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The weekend violence pushed the number of shootings in the city so far this year to over 1,000 more than this time last year.

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The number of violent crimes increased 3.9 percent in 2015 and the murder rate rose by nearly 11 percent, according to data published Monday in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report.

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Although few researchers credit gun ownership as a factor in a declining violent crime rate, the trade association for the gun industry compiled an info graphic suggesting it has a direct effect.

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Falling short of a direct ban on the home and garden tool, lawmakers in the Senate passed a bill to include machetes within the definition of a deadly weapon.

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With a 21 percent decrease in murders and nearly six percent drop in all major crime, Mayor Bill de Blasio says NYC is “the safest big city in America.”

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Despite controversy surrounding the unusual approach to crime prevention, several other cities, including Washington D.C., are following suit.

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An interesting article has appeared recently in the Houston Press, “3 Reasons I Went From Being A Gun Nut To Supporting Gun Control,” written by Chris Lane.

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When a study like Kellermann's starts off by comparing those who got murdered with those who didn't, it introduces fatal flaws before things even get going.

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NYT's Timothy Egan has written an article, “Guns and the Two Americas,” with his take on gun violence in the US. Sorry to say, I found nothing surprising.

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The Pew Research Center said Friday an analysis shows the shift is based on the public’s perception that crime is on the rise when it really isn’t.

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Some residents have had enough of the city's out of control crime rate and are fighting back in a fierce way. Just last week during three separate incidents, armed citizens stood up against their assailants and fired back, refusing to become just another statistic.

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