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From Hoovervilles to Trumpvilles: America’s Encampments Are Becoming Monuments to a Housing-Affordability Failure
America’s next shantytowns already have parking spaces, recreational vehicles, tarps,…
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Violent Crime Is Falling. Now America Must Determine What Is Actually Working.
Violent crime is falling across the United States, and the…
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Community Safety Is Not Social Work: Let’s Name the Work Social Work Left Outside Its Borders
New York City routinely uses the phrase “social work” as…
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The CDC Can Now Map Homicide, Suicide, and Overdose Locally. Cities Must Use the Data Carefully.
Community safety is often divided into separate bureaucratic categories. Police…
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Overdose Deaths Are Falling. Community Safety Policy Must Protect What Is Working.
The United States has received a rare piece of encouraging…
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NeON Shows What a Community-Safety Hub Can Be
New York City’s neighborhood probation centers combine supervision with food…
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Virginia’s Overdose Deaths Fell 23 Percent—but the Next Phase Must Be Local
Virginia has new evidence of a major public-health gain. The…
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Chicago Updated Its Shooting-Victim Dataset on August 26. Community Safety Needs More Than a Citywide Trend Line
On August 26, 2026, Chicago’s violence-reduction dataset on homicide and…
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Kansas City’s Facial-Recognition Buses: A Public-Safety Test of Trust
A Kansas City bus rider may soon enter a public…
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America’s Murder Rate Reached a 1950s Low. Local Leaders Should Resist the Rush to Claim Credit
August 24, 2026 The FBI’s August 14 release of final…
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