Violent Crime

Pat Gillespie: 77-Year-Old Man Beats Up Mugger With 2-Liter Bottle Of Pepsi

Posted 10.26.2009 | Business


Pepsi may have received some unintentional branding boost last week when a Flint, Michigan man used a soda bottle to ward off an attacker. Pat Gillesp...

Sparkman: Casualty of Methland, USA? Or Victim of Anti-Government Bile?

Richard M. Benjamin | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


Richard M. Benjamin

Sparkman's workaday life and violent death -- whatever the cause and whoever the culprit -- highlight the precarious struggles of the white working class and the brewing storm surrounding the 2010 Census.

In Le Murder Case Arrest, They Blame Workplace Violence

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living


Michelle Renee

Workplace violence, including the bank robbery-motivated stalking, kidnapping and 14 hour hostage ordeal my daughter and I survived, makes up 18 percent of all violent crimes.

UC Davis Report: Gunshows Linked To Crime

The Sacramento Bee | Bill Lindelof | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


The UC Davis Violence Prevention program will release a report today that claims guns shows are a major source of weapons used in crimes....

Will DJ AM Quote About PTSD Get People To Finally Listen?

Michelle Renee | Posted 10.17.2009 | Entertainment


Michelle Renee

Getting people to take notice of PTSD as it relates to youth and adults who have survived violence, abuse and trauma -- outside of those returning from combat -- has been an uphill climb.

What If Released Inmates Stopped Committing Crimes?: Prison Reform That's Already Working -- Like Nothing You've Seen Before

Pamela Gerloff | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics


Pamela Gerloff

Let's start changing our lock-up facilities into places that actually cause inmates to change their behavior -- so that when they leave them they never go back.

Chicago Homicides Nearing Five-Year High

Chicago Tribune | Angela Rozas | Posted 01.20.2009 | Chicago


Brought to Chicago from the FBI to improve the image of a scandal-plagued Chicago Police Department, Jody Weis instead saw his first year as superinte...

Gangs, Violent Crime, And Unintended Consequences in Chicago

Tracy Siska | Posted 09.15.2008 | Chicago


Tracy Siska

If we as Chicagoans truly want reduced levels of violence in our low-income high-crime neighborhoods then we must be prepared to face the unvarnished truth.

Violent Crime On The Rise

Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Violent crime in the United States rose more than previously believed in 2006, continuing the most significant increase in more than a decade, accordi...