Crime isn’t what it was in the 1980s. But a new podcast about the Bernhard Goetz subway shootings suggests that even then, the fear of crime outpaced reality.
Tag: Crime and Criminals
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Life in Angola Prison, From the Men Who’ve Been Incarcerated for Decades
These men have spent their entire adult lives in prison. How much punishment is enough?
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Louisville Names First Black Female Police Chief
Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, 49, will take charge of a besieged department. She is the fifth person to lead Louisville’s police since June 2020.
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Survey of 30 U.S. Cities: Nearly 10 Percent Drop in Homicides in 2023
After a surge during the height of Covid, killings have fallen but remain well above prepandemic levels.