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Number and rate of
offenses by State
Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2012
A Primer on Felony Disenfranchisement
Examining Americans' Attitudes About the NSA Surveillance Program
A Tide of Public Opinion That Swept Past the Court
Texas carries out its 500th execution since 1982
Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences in Jury's Hands
Police Agencies Are Assembling Records of DNA
Police officers
Drinking age
U.S. Supreme Court
As of 2010, just over half (53%) of State prisoners were incarcerated for a violent offense; a small increase from 2002 when violent offenders comprised 50% of the prison population.
In contrast, State prisoners serving time for drug offenses decreased over the same time period from 21% to 17%. (See same table.)
How many murders were known to police in your State?
Background checks • Crime rates • Deportations • Executions •
Drug arrests • Jail inmates • Murder weapons • Prisoners •
Public corruption • U.S. correctional population
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