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Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped early in the pandemic, study says

NEW YORK (AP) — The homicide rate for older U.S. teenagers rose to its highest point in nearly 25 years during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the suicide rate for adults in their early 20s was the worst in more than 50 years, government researchers said Thursday.

https://apnews.com/article/suicide-homicide-children-teens-cdc-39f78929068ba52336b6dccfd6289eb5?

US suicides hit an all-time high last year

NEW YORK (AP) — About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday.

https://apnews.com/article/suicides-record-2022-guns-48511d74deb24d933e66cec1b6f2d545?

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Navy probe prompted by suicides condemns conditions at shipyard: ‘We let our people down’

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy investigation prompted by a spate of suicides is recommending widespread improvements in housing, food, parking and internet for sailors as well as changes to mental health and other personnel programs. The much-anticipated report lays out a sweeping condemnation of living and working conditions at naval shipyards that had languished for years but were brought to light by the deaths.

https://apnews.com/article/navy-suicides-aircraft-carrier-newport-news-shipyard-d440553b5f6c7c00270d1b75372a4d60

It took decades, but San Francisco finally installs nets to stop suicides off Golden Gate Bridge

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kevin Hines regretted jumping off San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge the moment his hands released the rail and he plunged the equivalent of 25 stories into the Pacific Ocean, breaking his back.

https://apnews.com/article/golden-gate-bridge-suicide-nets-san-francisco-11020bcfa279ba68eb72f72c0c5a2eef?

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Line chart showing the number of firearm-related suicides and homicides in the U.S. from 2018 to 2022. Overall, there are less homicides than suicides. In 2018 there were 24,432 firearm-related suicides and 13,958 firearm-related homicides. Both rose annually with homicides peaking at over 20k in 2021. In 2022 there were 27k firearm-related suicides and 19.7k firearm-related homicides.
Data: CDC Chart: Axios Visuals
  1. Gun suicides outpaced gun homicides in the U.S. every year for the past 25 years, CDC figures show. Gun suicides (a record 27,000 in 2022) are far more prevalent than gun homicides (19,700), Axios Ivana Saric reports.

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🔎 Homicides down in (most) major cities
 
Illustration of a downward arrow made out of crime-scene tape.
 

Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios

 

Preliminary data from major U.S. cities shows homicides were down during the first six months of President Biden's last year in office compared to the same period of Donald Trump's presidency, Axios' Russell Contreras writes.

  • Why it matters: The big drop — more than 70% in some places — is further evidence that the COVID-era crime wave continues to recede in most major cities despite claims by President Trump that violent crime is out of control.

🧮 By the numbers: An Axios analysis of data from the Major Cities Chiefs Association found a 13% decline in homicides among 66 cities during the first six months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2020.

  • Boston experienced an 80% drop in homicides compared to the same period. Philadelphia saw a 70% decrease.
  • Baltimore saw a 45% fall in homicides. Miami experienced a 29% drop.

Reality check: Some notable cities have seen surges in homicides during the same period.

  • Portland, Ore., experienced a 278% surge in homicides.
  • In Seattle, homicides ballooned 59%.
  • In Las Vegas, homicides grew by 55%.

Caveat: The Major Cities Chiefs Association data didn't include New York, since the nation's largest city didn't submit violent crime numbers to the organization for the first half of 2024.

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📉 D.C. violent crime drops
 
Illustration of a downward arrow made of crime scene tape.
 

Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios

 

D.C. has seen one of the steepest drops in violent crime among major U.S. cities in the first half of the year, per new preliminary data.

Why it matters: D.C. ended last year with dire crime statistics — 274 homicides, the most since the late '90s, and nearly double the number of carjackings.

The big picture: Now the city is contributing to a downward trend in crime waves nationally.

  • An Axios analysis of data from the Major Cities Chiefs Association found an overall 6% decline in violent crime (homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) among 69 cities during the first six months of 2024, compared to the same period last year.
  • D.C. is on par with Miami, having seen a 29% decline in violent crime.

The latest: Police statistics show D.C.'s violent crime has dropped even more since the end of June. It's down 35% as of yesterday, compared to this period last year.

  • The city has had 114 homicides so far this year, down 30% compared to the same time last year.
  • Carjackings involving firearms are down 56% according to a D.C. dashboard.
  • Assaults with a dangerous weapon are down 27%, while robbery is down 41%.

Flashback: The crime wave helped fuel Republicans' ongoing campaign to overhaul local crime laws and threats of a federal "takeover" of the city.

The intrigue: The Washington Post just launched a homicide tracker. It charts the number of homicides per year since 1985 — around when D.C. was dubbed the nation's murder capital — as well as the name, age, and sex of each homicide victim in 2024 and where the death occurred.

  • According to Post data, areas east of the Anacostia River in wards 7 and 8 account for more than half of this year's homicides and disproportionately impact Black communities.

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The post-pandemic crime surge is receding
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A stacked column chart showing the number of violent crimes reported as of June 30th of each year to police in San Diego from 2019 to 2024. The chart includes counts for homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. The total number of violent crimes reported for 2024 was 2,819.
Data: Major Cities Chiefs Association; Chart: Axios Visuals

Violent crime in San Diego during the first six months of 2024 is down from a year earlier, reaching its lowest level since a post-pandemic spike in 2021.

Why it matters: The drop mirrors a national trend and underscores existing evidence that the COVID-era crime wave is receding.

By the numbers: The 18 homicides in San Diego in the first six months of this year represent a 47% fall from the same period a year ago, per data from the Major Cities Chiefs Association.

  • That was the biggest decline among categories of violent crime, with rapes falling by 17.5%, robbery by 5.7% and aggravated assault by 1.2%.

Context: Overall instances of violent crime in San Diego are still above 2019's pre-pandemic level, which can be blamed entirely on an increase in aggravated assaults.

  • Rape fell 42% and robbery by 16.3%, but aggravated assault increased by 30% in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2019.

What he's saying: "New crime statistics are out and San Diego remains one of America's safest big cities," Mayor Todd Gloria wrote on X.

Case in point: From January through June, San Diego experienced 1.3 homicides per 100,000 people — by far the lowest of the country's 10 largest cities, excluding New York, which was not included in the report.

  • That's compared to Los Angeles (4.1), Chicago (10.2), Houston (6.4) and Phoenix (4.0).

Zoom out: Overall, homicide fell by 13% from the same period last year in the 66 U.S. cities included in the Major Cities Chiefs Association report.

  • Boston (-80%), Philadelphia (-70%) and Baltimore (-45%) also experienced notable declines.
  • Among California cities, murders were flat in Los Angeles and Sacramento; down in San Francisco, Fresno and Oakland; but up in Long Beach and San Jose.

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FBI finds violent crime declined in 2023

Violent crime in the U.S. dropped in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward after a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike. Overall violent crime declined an estimated 3% in 2023 from the year before, according to the FBI report Monday. Murders and non-negligent manslaughter dropped nearly 12%. Read more. 

Why this matters:

  • Crime surged during the coronavirus pandemic, with homicides increasing nearly 30% in 2020 over the previous year — the largest one-year jump since the FBI began keeping records. The rise defied easy explanation, though experts said possible contributors included the massive disruption of the pandemic, gun violence, worries about the economy and intense stress.
     

  • Violent crime has become a focal point in the 2024 presidential race, with former President Donald Trump recently claiming that crime is “through the roof” under President Joe Biden’s administration. Even with the 2020 pandemic surge, violent crime is down dramatically from the 1990s.

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Altamonte Springs woman pleads guilty to possessing machine guns, silencers

A four-time convicted felon from Altamonte Springs has pleaded guilty to federal charges for possessing a firearm and ammunition, unregistered machine guns and silencers earlier this year, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/10/02/altamonte-springs-woman-pleads-guilty-to-possessing-machine-guns-silencers/?

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Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and DUI Cases Are Being Dismissed en Masse in Anchorage

On May 1, a man in Anchorage, Alaska, called 911 to say he had “beat” his wife, according to a court document supporting an assault charge against him. When police stepped through the door of Vernon Booth’s apartment, they found the victim’s face bloody and her eye nearly swollen shut, the prosecution said.

https://www.propublica.org/article/criminal-case-dismissals-anchorage-alaska?

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Former United Way worker convicted of taking $6.7M from nonprofit through secret company

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who worked for United Way in Massachusetts was convicted in federal court of taking $6.7 million from the nonprofit through an information technology company that he secretly owned.

https://apnews.com/article/united-way-worker-fraud-conviction-726efa619ff5a5e47fa4f2434c604eee?

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Mom who hanged her 2 young kids in basement with dog leash, tried to blame 8-year-old, learns her fate

A 41-year-old woman in Pennsylvania will spend the rest of her life behind bars for killing her two young children, using a dog leash to hang the kids from a beam in their basement five years ago.

https://local.newsbreak.com/kempton-pa/3639060450549-mom-who-hanged-her-2-young-kids-in-basement-with-dog-leash-tried-to-blame-8-year-old-learns-her-fate?

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Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won’t come quickly

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez still have a long way to go before they can walk out of prison, even though the Los Angeles County district attorney has recommended their life-without-parole sentences be thrown out and the brothers be resentenced and immediately eligible for parole.

https://apnews.com/article/california-menendez-brothers-erik-lyle-menendez-bafe4ca46b23751cfa7c4745e88f4edb?

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o dear

 remember from the beginning

happy they caught the _____

For all Eternity God waited in anticipation for  You  to show up to give You a Message - YOUR INCLUDED !!! { a merry dance }?️‍?

" If you tarry 'til you're better
You will never come at all "   .. "I Will Rise" by the late great saved  Glen Campbell

If your picture of God is starting to feel too good to be true, you're starting to move in the right direction. :candle:

 

"My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite."

Romeo and Juliet

 

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Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won’t come quickly

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez still have a long way to go before they can walk out of prison, even though the Los Angeles County district attorney has recommended their life-without-parole sentences be thrown out and the brothers be resentenced and immediately eligible for parole.

https://apnews.com/article/california-menendez-brothers-erik-lyle-menendez-bafe4ca46b23751cfa7c4745e88f4edb?

i remember o dear .. was it Kitty's Sister ? agreeing that the 2 boys was molested ..but still no excuse !

her Pain and Loss is real

the thing is it is the TRUE  excuse

thse poor boys BETRAYL was their life

t entered their dna

BETRAYL

maan!

the pain of looking into their parents eyes as they smile

"i love you too" and good gifts/good  treats

lifestyle .. the profound keeping up appearances wear down the 4 chambers..err EIGHT

my heart hurts

imagine your daddy  ___________ sideways and back

gives a very different all year round christmas gift up a chimney of sorts ...

egads!

then Kittys knwing look of denial and helplessnes and

the boys looking deeply at mommy face for

...idk..just anything
comfort ..hope .. mommy?

protection? .. a Voice!

her mask crumbling

those 2 innocents was also betrayed/baptized by society

o what to do with all this BETRAYL!

it drove JESUS HOLY CHRIST to the cross!

the church comparisons are agonizing to someone like me 

hhandsa.jpg

For all Eternity God waited in anticipation for  You  to show up to give You a Message - YOUR INCLUDED !!! { a merry dance }?️‍?

" If you tarry 'til you're better
You will never come at all "   .. "I Will Rise" by the late great saved  Glen Campbell

If your picture of God is starting to feel too good to be true, you're starting to move in the right direction. :candle:

 

"My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite."

Romeo and Juliet

 

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Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges of staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying to Chicago police, saying he should not have been charged a second time after reaching a deal with prosecutors.

https://apnews.com/article/jussie-smollett-conviction-overturned-chicago-91178cf27f6ef0aec8a5eef67a3a6125?

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Cheating on your spouse is no longer a crime in New York, with the repeal of a little-known 1907 law

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York on Friday repealed a seldom-used, more than century-old law that made it a crime to cheat on your spouse — a misdemeanor that once could have landed adulterers in jail for three months.

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-adultery-law-repealed-81509fdbff222cd3c71765f400b74d2c?

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Police deny sitting on evidence as Netflix doc brings renewed attention to JonBenet Ramsey’s killing

DENVER (AP) — Amid renewed interest in the killing of JonBenet Ramsey triggered in part by a new Netflix documentary, police in Boulder, Colorado, refuted assertions this week that there is viable evidence and leads about the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old girl that they are not pursuing.

https://apnews.com/article/jonbenet-ramsey-netflix-documentary-cold-case-a5333bfcb7a7794795bbb6ac3e9de0d2?

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Woman driving drunk who killed bride still in her wedding dress sentenced to 25 years in prison

A woman who admitted to drinking and who was driving well over twice the speed limit when she smashed into a golf cart, killing a bride who had just got married at a South Carolina beach, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.

https://apnews.com/article/bride-killed-sentence-south-carolina-komoroski-miller-ed54e8a69fcc18d40718c5d60dfb914b?

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Paris stowaway

A Russian woman who stowed away on a Delta Air Lines flight from New York to Paris last week was arrested after she returned to the US Wednesday night, the FBI said. She is expected to be charged with being a stowaway on a vessel or aircraft without consent and could face up to five years in prison, according to multiple law enforcement officials. The shocking breach has drawn attention to security lapses at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport that enabled an unticketed passenger to board a plane on one of the busiest travel days of the year. One aviation expert said the incident should serve as a "wake-up call" for the airline industry. Delta Air Lines said it has reviewed its own security and insists its infrastructure "is sound."

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Legendary Medellin cartel drug lord released from US prison after serving 25 years

MIAMI (AP) — One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a U.S. prison and is expected to be deported back home.

https://apnews.com/article/colombia-cartel-kingpin-released-miami-18a8d07fdc62be65fd6a154ae3bd8ac1?

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