Police in the US have killed nearly 600 people during traffic stops since 2017, with the deaths continuing apace this year, a review of national police violence data shows. The numbers add urgency to the growing push from advocates to prevent deadly stops and remove officers from traffic enforcement following the police killing of Patrick… Read More »
The Cincinnati Police Department has responded to a video that shows multiple drivers, including a Cincinnati Police officer, not yielding to two pedestrians in a crosswalk. The video shows two people with backpacks standing in the middle of the crosswalk on Glenway Avenue at Relleum Avenue in West Price Hill, as a police SUV and… Read More »
According to a new report from the U.S. Justice Department, almost half of all of the criminals prosecuted in federal courts in 2018 were aliens, charged with crimes ranging from drug trafficking to murder to kidnapping. While a small number of those over 41,000 criminals were in this country legally, the vast majority—38,000—were illegal aliens.… Read More »
Placeholder while article actions load “When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled.” — President Biden, addressing the mass shooting in Uvalde, Tex., May 24 “There are, quote, ‘real’ gun laws in New York. There are ‘real’ gun laws in California. I hate to say… Read More »
In response to this crisis, earlier this year USDOT unveiled the National Roadway Safety Strategy that is now getting resources from the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released its early estimate of traffic fatalities for 2021. NHTSA projects that an estimated 42,915 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes… Read More »