InSight Crime analyzes organized crime dynamics driving homicide rates in Latin American and the Caribbean in our annual homicide round-up.

There's good news on crime prevention. Community programs in high-risk neighborhoods can plummet crime rates—without resorting to increased incarceration.

In 2025, idyllic small towns across America were interrupted by acts of violence from Mississippi to Montana, Arkansas to Washington state. The murders struck during homecoming weekends, inside ...

Many houses that become known as “murder homes” are quickly torn down because of the awful events that took place inside. But a few such homes remain standing and have taken their place as some of the ...

Memphis sits at the top of America's most dangerous cities with a staggering 2,501 violent crimes per 100,000 people, according to the latest FBI data from 2024. The most dangerous neighborhoods in ...

(CN) — To read the news, one might believe crime is rising and maybe even worse than it’s ever been. The president himself has done little to discourage this impression. “Crime in American Cities ...

As Eric Lichtblau began research for a non-fiction book on the rise of hate crimes in the United States, he found that there was a seemingly unending array of horrific examples. In 2022, a White ...

According to a new national poll, approximately half of Americans now say crime is an “extremely” or “very” serious problem. This marks the second straight year national concern has declined. That ...

Panelists at the forum “Democracy and Organized Crime in Latin America” held Thursday in Washington D.C. Interamerican Institute for Democracy Experts and former presidents warned that organized crime ...

Ensuring the safety and security of the public is the government’s most fundamental responsibility. Crime and violence devastate the lives of victims and their families and reverberate across entire ...

In November, political leaders from around the world will descend on Brazil to discuss solutions to one of the most pressing crises of our age – climate change. But will organized crime be on the ...

As Eric Lichtblau began research for a non-fiction book on the rise of hate crimes in the United States, he found that there was a seemingly unending array of horrific examples. In 2022, a White ...