Rise in repeat violence charges
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The number of violent criminals freed under  supervision who are charged with a further offence has increased by 36%.
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Human rights violations in the Russian  region of Ingushetia have increased with a surge in abductions  and beatings, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
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A violent crime spike in four cities led the Justice Department on Friday to dispatch additional teams of federal agents to combat guns, gangs or surging murder rates in Mesa, Ariz.; Orlando, Fla.; San Bernardino, Calif., and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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A recent rise in violent crime accelerated in the first half of 2006, providing the clearest sign yet that the nation is in the midst of a prolonged increase in murder, assaults and other violent offenses, the FBI reported today.
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The number of defendants referred to the CPS for racially motivated crimes rose by 13% last year.
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The murder rate jumped by more than 10 percent among dozens of large U.S. cities since 2004, a study shows in the latest sign of the end of a national lull in violent crime. Robberies also spiked during the two-year period, as did felony assaults and attacks with guns, according to the report to be released Friday by the Police Executive Research Forum, a Washington-based law enforcement think tank.
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Police chiefs and lawmakers are concerned that ultralow pricing is fueling a rise in drink-related crime and rowdy behavior.
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VIOLENT abuse of prisoners by US forces in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay was widespread as recently as four months ago, according to documents released yesterday.
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Americans were robbed and victimized by gun violence at greater rates last year than the year before, even though overall violent and property crime reached a 32-year low, the Justice Department said Sunday.
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More than five racist or homophobic attacks take place in Belfast every week, according to figures.
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Arrests for football hooliganism rose last season for the first time in four years, figures show.
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Police say excessive drinking is a factor in a rise in the number of rapes and sexual assaults over the last year.
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Homicide figures released by the Scottish Government reveal a rise of 27% in the last year.
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Hate crimes have increased sharply over the last decade throughout Europe, according to a lengthy report by a US-based human rights group.
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A recent murder indicates a backlash by some against women as their rights and opportunities increase.
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Attacks on firefighters in Wales rose last year and the true figure could be many times higher, a union warns.
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Violent crime dropped 3 percent last year even as the number of murders rose, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Monday in a report that had immediate reverberations in the presidential campaign.