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Analysis August 3
See if Police in Your State Reported Crime Data to the FBI
Nearly one-third of law enforcement agencies are missing from the FBI’s 2022 crime statistics. Use our tables to check on your state and local agencies.
By Weihua Li, Andrew Rodriguez Calderón, David Eads and Anna Flagg
Analysis July 13
4 Reasons We Should Worry About Missing Crime Data
The FBI’s crime data is still incomplete — and politicians are taking advantage.
By Weihua Li and Jasmyne Ricard
Analysis June 20
DeSantis Claims Florida’s Crime is at a ‘Record Low.’ But He’s Using Incomplete Data
In announcing his presidential bid, Florida’s governor relied on data from only half of the state’s law enforcement agencies.
By Weihua Li
An Asian woman, standing in a crowd, holds a sign reading "This is our home too!!!"
Closing Argument March 25
New FBI Data Shows More Hate Crimes. These Groups Saw The Sharpest Rise.
Bias-related crimes rose in 2021 to nearly 11,000 incidents.
By Weihua Li and Jamiles Lartey
Two older White tourists stand behind the bars of a jail cell to be photographed by a woman holding a camera phone.
Inside Story February 16
Changing Perceptions of Prisons and Policing
We explore prison tourism and the balance between glorification and education, and meet two detectives trying to change the image of policing.
By Lawrence Bartley and Donald Washington, Jr.
A New York Police Department ambulance is parked on the right, with an officer on a motorcycle behind it. A officer's chest is out of focus in the foreground on the left.
Closing Argument October 8, 2022
The Problem With The FBI’s Missing Crime Data
Many police departments have not adopted the feds’ new reporting system, muddling the picture about national crime trends.
By Weihua Li and Jamiles Lartey
Analysis June 14, 2022
What Can FBI Data Say About Crime in 2021? It’s Too Unreliable to Tell
The transition to a new data system creates huge gaps in national crime stats sure to be exploited by politicians in this election year.
By Weihua Li
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