Crime Statistics

Dec. 4, 2002 to June 4, 2004

"...Total Crimes: 607 / 526..."

June 11, 2004 News Feature

Crime – and Punishments – Decline

Crime down in early 2010; prison population drops in 2009

"...The FBI has released its preliminary snapshot of crime during the first part of 2010, showing that, again,..."

Dec. 21, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Questioning Statistics

"...years ago, I tried to get traffic and jaywalking statistics from the city in response to police harassment of..."

Nov. 3, 2012 Postmarks

Crime and the City Solution

How safe do you feel exiting the Sixth Street/Red River Austin music crucible at 2am?

"...treading some unsafe ground." – "Six Bells Chime," by Crime & the City Solution, from the soundtrack to Wim..."

June 26, 2009 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin Police Seeking Leads in Hate Crime Investigation

Investigators, gay bars ask for information on Saturday's attack

"...said they are investigating the attack as a hate crime and have asked the community to come forward with..."

Jan. 22, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Murder Statistics

News on double stabbing slaying, and Austin murder stats.

"...to call the Homicide tip line at 477-3588 or Crime Stoppers at 472-8477. Crime Stoppers will pay up to..."

July 11, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Criminal and Police Statistics

"...that of poor East Austin areas – labeled as crime-ridden by police – especially in zones where residents matched..."

July 14, 2008 Postmarks

AISD Zero Tolerance Statistics

"...According to the "Austin AISD Police Department Crime Analysis - Reported Offenses" for the 1992-93 school year,..."

May 12, 1995 News Feature

Freakonomics

The runaway nonfiction book that improbably spent two years on The New York Times bestseller list is now, just as improbably, a movie.

"...visual ideas to convey the book’s conceptual constructs and statistics. First up is “A Roshanda by Any Other Name”..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

More Texans Behind Bars

Nearly 165,000 of our friends and neighbors are guests of the Lone Star State

"...by the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics. With 164,222 inmates, the Lone Star State lags behind..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Playing It Safe

According to the latest FBI crime statistics, El Paso and Austin rank No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, among the cities with the lowest murder rates in the nation.

"...comes to safe streets. According to the latest FBI crime statistics (from the first six months of 1999), El..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Discipline of Numbers

The Austin ISD crime and disciplinary statistics give a partial but confusing picture.

"...schools as, indeed, safe. "You can look at the crime data as far back as you want and ......"

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Two Roads to Justice

Republican Shane Phelps takes another stab at Democrat Ronnie Earle's job for district attorney.

"...decades. Forget that he's running at a time when crime in Austin is near an all-time low, and that..."

Feb. 18, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Death Wish

Bruce Willis picks up where Charles Bronson left off.

"...and an increasing drug menace. The threat of urban crime became a national fixation and, increasingly, people came to..."

March 9, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crown Heights

Another reminder of racial inequality in the American prison system

"...Coincidentally or not, the current surge in true-crime stories as the underpinnings for popular film, television, and..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...early May. Keep your beer coolers handy.Naked City• Violent crime in Austin decreased 5.4% in 2005, driven by a..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature

There Goes the Neighborhood

City split over the latest in urban living options: short-term rentals

"...to its finances and its reputation. [page] Suspicions vs. Statistics..."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Other Guys

Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg star in this buddy cop comedy that takes some digs against corporate criminals.

"...plot becomes mired in unintelligible details of the white-collar crime that Gamble and Hoitz are investigating. Lots of stuff..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

One Cop, Two Cop ...
How Many New Cops?

Council approves 47 new APD hires – with perhaps a change in the air

"...he had selected his potential civilian positions (911 dispatchers, crime analysts, a statistician) from the "unmet needs" list compiled..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Given the Chief's most recent "oversight" in the new crime statistics, which show that contrary to what Chief Knee..."

Jan. 4, 2002 Column

Audit Says We Oughta Change

Police Audit Blames Problems on Poor Financial Management, Lack of Support

"...useless gesture. And get this, according to the audit: "Crime statistics show that the number of officers on the..."

March 21, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Fewer Jail Inmates Last Year

But more on the way?

"...stats released yesterday by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, local jail populations decreased over the last year for..."

June 4, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...More Crime = More Cops -- or Not..."

Jan. 18, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lean and ... Leaner

A preview of the city's proposed (and shrinking) budget

"...these cops? That's a turbulent question. The department's own crime statistics don't suggest major increases in the crime rate,..."

Aug. 3, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...by the FBI on June 12, reports of violent crime nationwide rose 2.5% in 2005 from 2004, while property..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Toobin's a Crime?..."

July 5, 2002 Column

Men at Work

City's day laborer program undergoes successful overhaul

"...inside the site. Outside, there was chaos. There was crime. And there was the general feeling of menace to..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Pushing Forward

LGBTQ orgs and APD gather for hate crime summit

"...and the Human Rights Campaign to lead a hate crime summit geared toward advancing LGBTQ equality throughout the state...."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Manor Road Housing Project Looking for a Home

Neighborhoods balk at a proposed homeless and low-income housing development on Manor Road

"...frustration over the neighborhood plan, the community fears that crime in the area will place the vulnerable population served..."

June 20, 2008 News Feature by Lydia Crafts

Super Bowl Sunday Domestic Violence Another Urban Legend

"...to point out that there are, in fact, no statistics proving a rise in domestic violence on Super Bowl..."

Feb. 16, 2004 Postmarks

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