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03, Jun 2012 - Prison sentence reform efforts face tough opposition in the Legislature
Louisiana sheriffs, district attorneys and judges help shape the proposals
03, Jun 2012 - Facilities on hold as state mulls fix for canceled credit program
SPRINGFIELD — Finding a solution to overcrowding in Illinois prisons will accomplish more than easing an already overstretched corrections budget — it could put the state back on track to meaningful prison reform.
03, Jun 2012 - Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman formally ends jail stays at House of Detention
Pre-trial services begin for some inmates to determine if they should remain behind bars while prosecutors decide if they will charge them
03, Jun 2012 - Bail-bond system changes greeted with cautious optimism in New Orleans
Screeners work to determine whether arrested individuals should be detained before their court appearances
03, Jun 2012 - Branchburg High Yield Investment Scammer Learns His Fate: Federal Prison For Ralph Divino - Orange County Week
In league with several other men, Ralph Divino--the owner of Steffano's Wood Burning Restaurant in Branchburg, New Jersey--used a series of lies ... Assistant United States Attorney Ivy Wang sought a 51-month prison sentence for Divino.
03, Jun 2012 - Springfield 3 Missouri baby sitters accused of sexual abuse - Kait 8
O'FALLON, MO (AP) - Three eastern Missouri baby sitters are accused of sexually abusing three young girls, including an infant, and authorities fear there may be other victims. Several sex crime charges ... listed attorneys. Police say the abuse happened ...
03, Jun 2012 - Springfield Springfield standoff ends peacefully with wanted man in custody - KYTV
SPRINGFIELD -- A suspect for several crimes over a 12-hour period surrendered to Springfield police on Sunday afternoon. The crimes started at 2:30 a.m. Sunday in Ozark. A pursuit started when police tried to stop a suspected drunken driver.
03, Jun 2012 - Naperville Police investigate as graffiti vandalism spree continues in Naperville - Chicago Sun-Times
Naperville police are investigating an apparent resurgence in graffiti ... Several garage doors were vandalized in that case. Naperville Crime Stoppers has posted a reward of up to $1,000 for information about a possible suspect. He is described as being ...
03, Jun 2012 - Clarksville Police: Man sets fire to house after wife asks for divorce - WKRN
A Clarksville ... she wanted a divorce and moved out so he poured an accelerant in several rooms and ignited it, causing severe damage to the master bedroom and kitchen area. Furthermore, he trashed the house by breaking several items inside, police ...
03, Jun 2012 - Burglars caught on tape in Southeast Fresno
Fresno Police said thieves were caught on tape stealing from the same store several times.
03, Jun 2012 - Several fires reported in Sierra Vista area - msnbc.com
Today at about 2:20 p.m., the Cochise County Sheriff's Office was requested to respond to the area of Campanini Canyon by the Palominas Fire Department, according to a release from CCSO. State Land has advised that there is currently a fire in ...
03, Jun 2012 - Memphis Memphis hosts 10th NFTC event - ESPN
Miller Safrit/ESPN.comEdna Karr (New Orleans) junior Noel Ellis, who's rated the nation's No. 17 cornerback by ESPN, is one of several standouts expected at the Memphis NFTC on ... to get more exposure and warrant further evaluation.
03, Jun 2012 - Pico Rivera Police: Gang Members Kidnap Couple, Torture Man Over Debt - KTLA.com
PICO RIVERA, Calif. (KTLA ... Residents called police, who arrested the man. He told officers that he had been forced to commit the crime and showed them the letters carved on his stomach. Francisco Xavier Barraza, 35, Alfonso Eric Acuna ...
03, Jun 2012 - Norwalk Man pleads innocent to assaulting deputy
A local man accused of assaulting a Huron County sheriff's deputy was one of several people who entered "not guilty" pleas to their respective felony charges and received trial dates.
03, Jun 2012 - Auburn Believers Leave Punishment to Powerful God - LiveScience.com
And the justice and prison systems aren't cheap, either. A report released in January by the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice examined the corrections budgets of 40 states and found that in those states, the average annual cost of housing an inmate for ...
03, Jun 2012 - Brockton Bridgewater police say former Brockton man moves into town to sell heroin, cocaine - Enterprise
Police executed a search warrant for Michael Garcia after a ... Officers from the Brockton Police Department, the WEB Task Force and South Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (SEMLEC) assisted. The investigation is one of several that have ...
03, Jun 2012 - Valley farmers taking measures to curb metal theft
California farmers are laying down spike strips and forming agricultural watch groups as ways to battle metal theft, several growers testified Friday during an informational state Senate hearing in Fresno.
03, Jun 2012 - Cordele Shooting victim dies - Cordele Dispatch
Cordele — A local man who suffered a gunshot wound to his ... and robbery at the Sunset Foodmart several hours before he was shot. Three teens have been arrested in connection with the crimes at Sunset, but none of them has been charged with killing ...
03, Jun 2012 - Nicholasville Holland, Stinnett sentenced for pill distribution
A Nicholasville man was sentenced to four years in federal prision for distributing prescription pills to several central Kentucky cities.
03, Jun 2012 - Nashua Eight arrested in Nashua drug sweep - NewHampshire.com (blog)
NASHUA — Police arrested eight people last week on drug charges after several separate investigations into the sale of controlled drugs. The investigations were conducted by detectives of the Narcotics Intelligence Division over several months.
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| National Arrest Records Statistics (2009) |
| Total | 13,687,241 | |
| Murder and manslaughter | 12,418 | |
| Rape | 21,407 | |
| Robbery | 126,725 | |
| Aggravated Assault | 421,215 | |
| Burglary | 299,351 | |
| Larceny-theft | 1,334,933 | |
| Motor vehicle theft | 81,797 | |
| Arson | 12,204 | |
| Violent crime | 581,765 | |
| Property crime | 1,728,285 | |
| Other assaults | 1,319,458 | |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 85,844 | |
| Fraud | 210,255 | |
| Embezzlement | 17,920 | |
| Stolen property | 105,303 | |
| Vandalism | 270,439 | |
| Weapons | 166,334 | |
| Prostitution / vice | 71,355 | |
| Sex offenses (except rape) | 77,326 | |
| Drug abuse | 1,663,582 | |
| Gambling | 10,360 | |
| Offenses against family and children | 114,564 | |
| DUI / DWI | 1,440,409 | |
| Liquor laws | 570,333 | |
| Drunkenness | 594,300 | |
| Disorderly conduct | 655,322 | |
| Vagrancy | 33,388 | |
| All other offenses | 3,764,672 | |
| Suspicion | 1,975 | |
| Curfew and loitering | 112,593 | |
| Runaways | 93,434 |
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