Public Open Space: Crime & Safety

The Environment and The Republic

Source: NYTimes August 31, 2015

by Monica Davey and Mitch Smith

Featured Article Archive 2017

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Los Angeles, CA: Three Arrested For Torrance Drive-by paintball attacks that seriously injured Man in One Eye

Brooklyn, NYC: 16-Year-Old Teen, Shot-Killed While Playing Basketball at Local Playground

Washington DC: Arrest Made in Fatal Stabbing Attack on Woman Jogging in Logan Circle Neighborhood

New York City: Man Assaulted Jogging in Central Park, Hospitalized for Injuries

Article Archive 2017

Nation (USA): Police Officers killed in the line-of-duty rises to 5-Year High in 2016

New York City: No One Shot in the City Weekend of October 12-14, 2018; First No-Shooting-Weekend in Over 25 Years

City Council Discusses High Crime Rates in NYC Public Housing

Source: NY1.com November 30, 2015

Featured Article Archive 2016

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Major U.S. Cities Experiencing Soaring Murder Rate

Source: AOL September 1, 2015

by AOL

Brooklyn, NYC: Police Arrest 14-Year-Old Responsible for Fatally Shooting Teenager on Neighborhood Basketball Court

Article Archive

2016

Where's it Safest to Live, City or Countryside?

Source: Time.com July 23, 2013

by Bryan Walsh

Urban Crime on the Decline in America's Big Cities

Source: The Atlantic May 2011

by Richard Florida

America's 100 Most Dangerous Cities (USA)

Source: NeighborhoodScout.com 2015

Louisiana: Three Officers fatally shot, Three more injured in Baton Rouge ambush attack

Crime Maps / Data

New Orleans, LA: Three People Robbed, One Person Stabbed Within Six Hours

Bronx, NYC: Residents Express Concerns Over Lax Enforcement of Marijuana Smoking in Public Law; Parents displeased about having children exposed to smokers while walking to school and playing in parks

Bronx, NY: Man Killed, 5 Year Old Son Shot in Housing Project Stairwell Shooting

Washington, DC: Woman Fatally Stabbed While Jogging in Apparent Random Attack

Torrance, CA: Drive-by Paintball Attack Leaves 65-Year-Old Man with Serious Eye Injury

Chicago, IL: Man Riding Red Line Train Robbed By Group of Five Men; Two Suspects Caught By Police

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Chicago, IL: Woman Robbed by Bicyclist in South Loop; Divvy Bike Riding Bandit Snatched Purse While Woman Walked Down Street

Dallas, TX: 12 Police Officers shot, 5 Killed during protest Ambush; Assailant, lone gunman killed by police explosive device

New York City: Man Bashed in Head With Pipe by Subway Panhandler/Homeless Shelter Resident; Assaulted While Riding Subway After Declining to Give Money

Relocating Public Housing Residents, Relocates Crime

Source: The Baltimore Sun April 20, 2012

by Yvonne Wenger

Chicago, IL: At Least 7 People Robbed at Gunpoint in area of Lakeview and Lincoln Park Over the Course of One Friday Night

Moynihan's Prescient Analysis 50 Years Later and the Present-day Challenges for Black Americans and Urban Life

Source: The Economist May 9, 2015

Nation (USA): Police killed in on duty shootings skyrockets in 2016; 56% increase from previous year

United States: Most Dangerous Large Cities, Top 10 List

Source: Forbes.com 2015

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Most Dangerous Cities in America (USA)

Source: 247WallSt.com September 30, 2015

Urban Crime USA: Ten Most Dangerous Cities 2015

Source: LawStreetMedia.com

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Queens, NYC: Bicyclists Dies From Injuries After Being Knocked off Bike by ATV-Motorcycle Riding Thugs

Chicago, IL: Woman Robbed / Knocked Down in Broad Daylight in Loop District by Gang of 4 Brazen Teenage Thieves (See Video)

Bronx, NYC: Vicious Murder of 15-Year-Old-Boy at Hands of Men Wielding Knives and Machetes; Lesandro ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz stabbed outside local bodega

Los Angeles, CA: Crime Map – Tracks Increase in Violent Crimes in Several L.A. Neighborhoods

2018

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Most Infamous Public Housing Projects in the U.S.

Source: NewsOne.com September 29, 2011

Chicago, IL: 2 People Shot-Killed in 2 Days; Masked Gunman Targeting People in Rogers Park Neighborhood