Author: Christopher Marier

Ethan Crumbley was 15 when he opened fire at his suburban Detroit high school in November 2021, armed with a semi-automatic handgun that his parents helped purchase as an early Christmas present. The rampage left four students dead and several others injured, shattering the close-knit community of Oxford, Michigan, and resulting last month in a…

The risks are an added burden for a class of gig workers, many of them immigrants, who are often working second jobs as they strain to meet expenses… Full story: As carjackings rise, food delivery drivers navigate harrowing risks

In its report on the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Justice Department officials strongly criticized the local police and issued blunt, unambiguous guidance for the future: Officers must rapidly confront a gunman, even if it costs them their lives. The rebuke reflected the department’s frustration with the failure of police officials in the deadly…

Minneapolis is entering 2024 with a grim outlook for its police force, but what that bodes for crime rates remains to be seen. The number of active officers in the Minneapolis Police Department has fallen to 565 — down from nearly 900 in 2019 — an exodus that is exacerbating what the chief repeatedly warns…

The U.S. is on course to end 2023 with one of the largest annual drops in homicides on record, according to preliminary figures from AH Datalytics, a data analysis firm. Yet more than three-quarters (77%) of Americans believe crime has increased in the U.S. since last year. Full story: Homicides in U.S. to drop by…

New statistics released Thursday show law enforcement line-of-duty deaths decreased by 40% in 2023, including a sharp decrease in those shot and killed, according to a report from the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). NLEOMF is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that tracks law enforcement related statistics. As of Dec. 31, 2023, 136 federal, state…

After decades of declining fatality rates, dangerous driving has surged again… Full story: Why Are American Drivers So Deadly? – The New York Times

State and local leaders are proposing to roll back part of the nation’s pioneering drug decriminalization law and step up police enforcement… Full story: To Revive Portland, Officials Seek to Ban Public Drug Use

Social media firms relying on AI for moderation generate unviable reports which hamper authorities from investigating cases… Full story: Revealed: US police prevented from viewing many online child sexual abuse reports, lawyers say

The Justice Department says police officials who responded to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, “demonstrated no urgency” in setting up a command post and failed to treat the killings as an active shooter situation… Full story: The police response to the Uvalde shooting was riddled with failures, a new DOJ report says