short readsJun 14, 2023 Fewer than 1% of federal criminal defendants were acquitted in 2022 In 2022, only 290 of 71,954 defendants in federal criminal cases – about 0.4% – went to trial and were acquitted.
short readsMay 20, 2022 Safety concerns were top of mind for many Black Americans before Buffalo shooting 32% of Black adults said they worried every day or almost every day that they might be threatened or attacked because of their race or ethnicity.
short readsOct 27, 2021 What we know about the increase in U.S. murders in 2020 The U.S. murder rate rose 30% between 2019 and 2020 – the largest single-year increase in more than a century.
short readsApr 10, 2017 Immigration offenses make up a growing share of federal arrests Federal law enforcement agencies are making more arrests for immigration-related offenses and fewer arrests for other types of offenses – including drug, property and gun crimes – than they were a decade ago.