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Working with FBI Crime Data: A NIBRS Guide for Journalists

Working with FBI Crime Data: A NIBRS Guide for Journalists

The National Incident-Based Reporting System is the national standard for crime reporting in the United States. The FBI collects and maintains this data and, as of 2024, law enforcement agencies…
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Best practices for criminal justice reporting

Best practices for criminal justice reporting

This guide is written for journalists who want to do this work in a responsible and informed manner, following best practices developed by longtime criminal justice reporters and editors, criminologists…
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Firearm suicides exceed gun homicides in Maryland

Firearm suicides exceed gun homicides in Maryland

Preliminary data from Maryland’s department of health shows that firearm suicides overtook homicides in 2025.
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Maryland ICE arrests are increasing as Trump crackdown intensifies

Maryland ICE arrests are increasing as Trump crackdown intensifies

Capital News Service analyzed data on immigration arrests and deportations in Maryland and found that numbers are skyrocketing during Trump’s second year in office. Here’s a deeper look at the…
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Why is crime down in D.C. and Baltimore? The answer isn’t simple

Why is crime down in D.C. and Baltimore? The answer isn’t simple

Total violent crimes — homicide, rape, aggravated assault and robbery — in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore City decreased by 60% and 21%, respectively, since 2015, according to a Capital News…
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Incarceration Detailed Data Tool

Incarceration Detailed Data Tool

The Detailed Data Tool from The Sentencing Project provides a federal and state-level look at data related to incarcerated people and prison populations.
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