Crime statistics are important. They're used in cities all over the country to determine areas of need for law enforcement, to sway voters and to help people choose where they want to live. They can ...

A white man travels to one business and kills several workers. He then kills more people at a similar business. Six of the eight people he killed are Asian women, leading many people to call for him ...

Last week’s mail bombs and synagogue attack have reignited a heated discussion of hate crimes and terrorism in the United States. Definitions matter in this debate. The series of attempted mail ...

REPORTER: THE LEGISLATOR FINDS OF VIDEO SICKENING. DELEGATE DAN COX WANTS TO EXPAND WHAT CONSTITUTES A HATE CRIME. THIS SEEMINGLY UNPROVOKED ATTACK FRIDAY AT THE GREAT FREDERICK FAIR LED TO THE DEATH ...

This article was published in partnership with NBC News. It is part of “The Fifth Crime,” a series on ecocide. A panel of 12 legal experts from around the world on Tuesday released a proposed ...