Category: rising crime rates

1 in 3 Seattle Residents Relocate out of the City Due to Crime and Cost

July 8, 2023
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One in three Seattle residents are relocating out of the city due to public safety concerns over daily crimes and high cost of living prices, according to a Seattle Times/Suffolk University poll published in June. About 33% of Seattle residents surveyed said they were seriously considering moving out of the city. Sixty-seven percent said they…

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Democrat Bill Rewards States For Releasing Prisoners Back Into Communities

May 2, 2023
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Two Democrat lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at reducing the population of incarcerated individuals in the country while also providing grants to states that achieve such objectives. The “Smart Sentencing Adjustments Act” would provide states with funds to study the drivers of incarceration and reduce prison populations. States that demonstrate a 20 percent reduction in…

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‘Keep Violent People in Jail’ to Reduce Growing Crime Rate: DC Police Chief

March 8, 2023
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Keeping criminals in jail and not letting them loose among the general populace is a way to reverse the increasing homicide rate in Washington, according to Robert Contee, chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). “The things that we have been doing is locking up bad guys, taking guns off the street. What we got…

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Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Candidate Vows to Fight Crime in Philadelphia

February 19, 2022
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Bill McSwain, a Republican gubernatorial candidate for Pennsylvania, announced on Feb. 15 his plans to fight crime in a press conference held in Northeast Philadelphia. He promised to restore law and order as governor and said the cause of high crime rates is due to lack of prosecution. “I am the law and order candidate…

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