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Violent Crime

the city politic Mar. 24, 2024

A Street-Level View From New York’s Most Dangerous NeighborhoodCrown Heights is once again confronting a surge in street violence with resolve.

By Errol Louis
vision 2020 July 22, 2020

Trump’s Latest Pitch to Suburbs: Demonizing CitiesTrump hopes to frighten suburbanites about cities as sources of violence, crime, and lower home values. But it probably won’t work.

By Ed Kilgore
June 13, 2017

Jeff Sessions Wants to Go After Medical MarijuanaDespite a Trump pledge to respect state decisions, the attorney general wants to restart the War on Drugs.

By Ed Kilgore

Sept. 9, 2016

America Isn’t Suffering a Surge in Violent Crime — But Some of Its Cities AreMurder rates are spiking in disadvantaged urban communities, while the national homicide rate remains near historic lows.

By Eric Levitz