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.
Scotland reports its lowest level of overall crime in a 12-month period since 1974.
In a rare sign of progress for Southeast Asia, Malaysia has decided to abolish its mandatory death penalty sentence.
Due to the lowest incarceration rate in 35 years as well as high maintenance costs, Massachusetts, United States is closing its longest-standing prison within the next two years.
Japan is experiencing a continuous decrease in reported crimes across the nation, and in 2021, the country established yet another postwar record for the seventh consecutive year.
