Crime in Maine dropped 9.1 percent last year, a steep drop from the previous year and the biggest decline in 20 years, Maine Department of Public Safety Commissioner John Morris said Tuesday. The commissioner, joined by Gov. Paul LePage, said …
The number of gun crimes at Virginia bars and restaurants declined slightly during the first year of a new state law that allows people with permits to carry concealed firearms into establishments that serve alcohol, a newspaper reported Sunday. According …
Violent crime is down 6.2 percent and property crimes have decreased 2.8 percent in the U.S., according to the latest government statistics. Also, arson offenses, which are tracked separately from other property crimes, is down 14.6 percent nationwide. The Federal …
