Americans are convinced that they are living in a world ravaged by crime. In major cities, we fear riding public transportation or going out after dark. We buy weapons for self-defense and skip our ...

I vividly recall the first true crime case that caught my interest. When browsing YouTube one night, I stumbled across a video about the case of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon, who disappeared after ...

To better understand the news about local crime that Americans see, we asked people what types of crime they get news about. About a third or more of Americans say they see or hear local news about ...