Anna Schecter is the senior coordinating producer for CBS News and Stations' Crime and Public Safety Unit, based in New York. Crime decreased in every category in 2024, including murder, violent crime ...

Crime is always a hot button issue in a presidential race. But with contradicting claims about crime rates from both sides, it can be difficult to discern whether crime rates are truly up or down.

Violent crime decreased by 4.5% in 2024, marking the second consecutive year of decline. Property crime saw a larger decrease, falling by 8.1% in the same period. Hate crimes also decreased by 1.5% ...

It's an almost universally accepted truth that walking in well-lit areas is safer. But Aaron Chalfin, associate professor of criminology in Penn's School of Arts & Sciences; John MacDonald, ...

President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C. continues a decades-long American story: Data says crime is going down, even as many Americans feel like it’s spiraling out-of-control.

The president is looking to add troops to city streets while cutting funds for programs that work, experts and local officials say. But one idea, beautifying neighborhoods, has buy-in. By Tim Arango ...

According to Capital Region Crime Stoppers, investigators believe a person was trying to cross the road when she was hit by a ...

In the nearly three weeks since President Trump deployed federal troops and law enforcement agents throughout Washington, D.C., a CBS News analysis of crime data shows violent crime is down in ...