violent crime

CNN Blames Record Raise in Homicide on Police, Guns

Responding to an FBI report on Monday that shows homicides have increased an unprecedented 30% over the past year, CNN Newsroom host Erica Hill sought to figure out why. Ultimately she concluded...

Sharpton: ‘We Must Have the Balance of Outrage’ over Police Shootings, Violent Crime in Black Community

Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network, said Wednesday that people should be just as outraged with violent crime in the black community as they are with police shooting...

Fraternal Order of Police VP: Crime Rates in 2021 Outpacing 2020’s ‘Historic Crime Numbers’

Violent crime is skyrocketing in major U.S. cities at a rate not seen since the 1990s, and violent crime in 2021 is surpassing the “historic crime numbers in 2020,” National Fraternal Order of Police...

Biden: From the Day It Was Passed, 2nd Amendment Limited Type of People Who Could Own a Gun, Type of Weapon You Could Own

President Joe Biden unveiled his plan on Wednesday to crack down on violent crime in major cities across the country, which includes “zero tolerance for gun dealers who willfully violate key existing...

Biden: Summer Jobs ‘Help Make Sure Young People Pick Up a Paycheck Instead of a Pistol’

Part of President Joe Biden’s plan to reduce violent crime nationwide is investing in summer jobs for young people.

FOP Vice President: Biden Should Call Out Rogue Prosecutors, Activist Judges for Violent Crime Spike

The national vice president of the Fraternal Order of Police said Tuesday that violent crime has surged in major U.S. cities recently because the rule of law is not being enforced and criminals are being...

Psaki: The Driver of Violence Is Gun Violence

When President Joe Biden speaks on Wednesday about the rise in violent crime in major U.S. cities, he’s expected to primarily focus on gun violence, according to the White House said.  

Former Detroit Police Chief: Courts Are Not Using Common Sense, Putting Violent Criminals Back in the Community

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Sunday that the spike in violent crime in major U.S. cities is a result of failed leadership but also the courts not using common sense and letting violent...

Miami Police Chief: ‘Our Politicians Have Forgotten How Violent Our Cities Used to Be’

Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo, president of the Major Cities Police Association, told CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday that violent crime is on the uptick in major cities because the court system...

Psaki on Spike in Violent Crime: Biden Put $5 Billion in American Jobs Plan to Fund Community Violent Intervention Programs

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that the spike in violent crime in the past year is a problem that began during the Trump administration, and President Joe Biden is focused on solutions,...

Psaki: ‘I Would Say Certainly There Is a Guns Problem’

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Monday blamed the recent spike in violent crime over the past year on the lack of gun control, saying the United States has “a guns problem” and calling for...