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JPI: Violent Crime Fell in 2008; Prisons and jails experienced less growth than previous years

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Violent Crime Fell in 2008; Prisons and jails experienced less growth than previous years Justice Policy Institute: January 14, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Violent crime in the United States fell by 3.5 percent and property crimes fell by 2.5 percent in the first half of 2008, according to an analysis released today by the Justice Policy Institute (JPI). The analysis, which is based on the FBI Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report, finds that this drop in crime came at a time when state corrections spending continued to grow, although at a lower rate than the previous year, and when the prison and jail rates also continued to grow, also at lower rates than in previous years. According to the analysis, violent and property offenses were down across U...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on January 14, 2009 (boomark / email).