Upon releasing the preliminary quarterly (Q4) data of 2023, the United States registered a widespread decline in crime, regardless of city or county size, potentially the largest one-year decline ever recorded.
Croatia has become the third European country to recognize femicide as a distinct crime that can lead to up to 40 years in prison, the country’s toughest punishment.
For the third consecutive year, Mexico is reporting a decline in the annual percentage of homicides, including in the femicide department, as well as fewer robberies and federal crimes in multiple categories.
According to the newly released annual report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), there has been a decline in assaults and murders across the United States in 2022.
Mexico is the latest country to consider making "ecocide" an official crime.
A recent report shows that in 2022, total crime decreased by 12 percent in England and Wales.
In most countries, crime reduction measures have been successfully put in place, and numbers in the last decade show that the world is getting safer thanks to political will.
Data are showing that the latest homicide rate in Australia is the country’s second-lowest in more than 30 years with numbers far below the world average homicide rate, making the land down under one of the safer places to live.
Lawmakers in Malaysia have voted to remove capital punishment for serious crimes in the country, potentially sparring approximately 1,300 prisoners who are currently on death row.
Peru has officially recognized wildlife trafficking as part of a law against organized crime.