Are progressive prosecutors to blame for an American homicide wave?
Recent data suggest the story is much more complicated | Graphic detail
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Studies show public safety improves when prosecutors turn to alternatives to jailing some offenders.
Five ways of looking at the rise in murders — and how to bring them back down.
State legislatures will have a lot on their plates. They’ll deal with issues in wildly differing ways. We set the context for the 2022 session with an overview of everything from abortion to taxes.
Although the increase in murders slowed from 2020, last year was the deadliest since the mid-1990s. Mayor Lightfoot and her City Council critics are at odds about how to reduce the bloodshed going forward.