Extractions: The cost of fighting crime in the United States, for police, prisons and courts, rose to a record $167 billion in 2001, the latest year for which figures are available, according to a study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is $20 billion more than was spent on the criminal justice system in 1999, the last time the Justice Department calculated the cost. It is also more than a 350 percent increase over 1982, when the total cost was $36 billion, the report said. The report, which was released Sunday, comes at a time when states are facing record budget deficits and both Republican and Democratic state legislators are beginning to take soaring prison costs seriously. In the past year, more than half the states took legislative steps to modify tough sentencing laws they passed in the 1990s, such as scrapping mandatory minimum terms or requiring treatment instead of prison for first-time drug offenders, said Dan Wilhelm, director of the state sentencing and corrections program at the Vera Institute of Justice in New York. The report found that the number of arrests rose to13.7 million in 2001 from12 million in 1982, and the number of court cases grew to 92.8 million in 2001 from86 million in 1984.
Beloit Daily News - Saturday, July 17, 1999 Study Some crime stats linked to casinos. Each incident of household crime costsvictims an average $914, the report said, citing US Department of Justice data http://www.beloitdailynews.com/799/stud17.htm
Extractions: Daily News staff writer Casino study authors recommended in 1996 that Wisconsin gain no more gambling casinos. William Thompson, one of the authors, however, has since softened his casino hard-line, saying he would have to consider new casino proposals on a case-by-case basis. Thompson noted the Casinos and Crime in Wisconsin study, commissioned by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute in Milwaukee, used crime statistics from before 1992, when the state allowed 17 casinos to open, to crime data from 1992-1994. ``We add three more years to that, I think we get a better picture,'' Thompson said. Thompson is chair of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas public administration department and teaches two courses on gambling issues. Casinos bring increased property crimes, but not increased violent crimes to areas they operate in, by bringing in people focused on spending and making money, according to a study ordered by a state research institute. According to study findings released in 1996, since the start-up of Wisconsin gambling casinos, there were an additional 5,277 serious, or major, crimes, a 6.7 percent increase, at a public cost of $16.71 million.
Identity Theft Resource Center | A Nonprofit Organization issued March 2002) discussed costs to federal agencies The executive officefor US Attorneys estimated cost of prosecuting a whitecollar crime case was http://www.idtheftcenter.org/facts.shtml
Extractions: More than ever, the information explosion, aided by an era of easy credit, has led to the expansion of a crime that feeds on the inability of consumers to control who has access to sensitive information and how it is safeguarded. That crime is identity theft. Please note: ITRC's 2003 study: Identity Theft- The Aftermath -2003 is now out. It is filled with information and was co-written with Dr. Dale Pletcher (CSU Sacramento, Economics Dept. (click to study) Identity theft remains the #1 concern among consumers contacting the Federal Trade Commission. Their fears are not unfounded. The facts on identity theft speak for themselves. According to 2 studies done in July 2003 (Gartner Research and Harris Interactive), approximately 7 million people became victims of identity theft in the prior 12 months. That equals 19,178 per day, 799 per hour, 13.3 per minute. The incidence of victimization increased 11-20% between 2001-2002 and 80% between 2002 -2003 (Harris Interactive). This same study found that 91% of respondents do not see an "end to the tunnel" and expect a heavy increase in victimization. 49% also stated that they do not feel they know how to adequately protect themselves from this crime. The new ITRC study, Identity Theft: The Aftermath, reveals the following
Extractions: Return to Drug War News: Don't Miss Archive The cost of fighting crime in the United States, for police, prisons and courts, rose to a record $167 billion in 2001, the latest year for which figures are available, according to a study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is $20 billion more than was spent on the criminal justice system in 1999, the last time the Justice Department calculated the cost. It is also an increase of about 350 percent over 1982, when the total cost was $36 billion, the report said. Adjusted for inflation, the increase was about 150 percent. The report, which was released yesterday, comes at a time when states are facing record budget deficits and both Republican and Democratic state legislators are beginning to take soaring prison costs seriously. In the last year, more than half the states took legislative steps to modify tough sentencing laws they passed in the 1990's, like scrapping mandatory minimum terms or requiring treatment instead of prison for first-time drug offenders, said Dan Wilhelm, director of the state sentencing and corrections program at the Vera Institute of Justice in New York. "It is now becoming a bipartisan recognition of the magnitude of the challenge, given the incredibly punitive and expensive punishment system that has accumulated over the past 20 years," Mr. Wilhelm said.
LWV-SHR Gun Study Committee: More Statistics These astronomical figures are only for hospital costs. and registration had a lowerpercentage of instate crime guns than cities in states with just one http://www.lwv-shr.org/gun-safety/stats2.html
Extractions: Call Jennette at 423-6127 or e-mail jennette@infi.net Gun Safety Committee Your Gun Study Committee continues to study, research and share. If you are not impressed by the human suffering and tragedy caused by the epidemic of gun violence in Virginia and the USA (consisting of accidents, suicides and murders) then perhaps MONEY, your money will cause you alarm. Rosemary Plum accessed the discharge data from Virginia Health Information and found some interesting information:
Crime Does Not Pay - It Costs! In the United States studies have been carried out Economics, gave the componentsas crime induced production $398B, opportunity (time) costs $130B http://www.landofsixpeoples.com/news02/ns2051213.htm
Extractions: Not a single day goes by without people in Guyana wondering with almost morbidly ghoulish fascination what the next daring crime to be committed is going to be. From daylight gun battles to murder, armed robbery, kidnappings and car jackings there appears to be nothing too outrageous for the criminals to attempt. We are being told that these incidents are the handiwork of escapees from prison who appear to be so elusive that they are able to perpetrate their acts and then vanish until the next time. Our undermanned law enforcement officials seem impotent in the face of this crime wave and one cannot help but feel, yes helpless, and exposed while the entire nation is held to ransom. The current wave is neither accidental nor separable from the deterioration in our law and order capability and will over several years, and from our willingness to accept lower standards across society. Ever since the mysterious death of Monica Reece, the organisation Guyanese Against Crime (GAC) had called for a complete review and re-organisation of the Guyana Police Force with such external assistance as might be necessary. As is the case with so many initiatives by civil society, those calls were rudely ignored and the Force continues to have the same structure and culture that led to its establishment in the colonial days - to keep the natives in check!
Economic Costs 159. · Denvers crime rate is 15 percent higher than the national average. TheEconomic costs of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the United States, 1992. http://www.drugstrategies.org/denver/DenvCh_4.html
Extractions: Alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse exacts a tremendous toll on Denver residents. The costs of the human suffering involved cannot be measured in dollars and cents. No monetary value can be placed on grief for a dead friend or family member; the trauma of a disfiguring car crash; the turmoil of those fighting addiction and the havoc experienced by their loved ones; or the fear of falling victim to a crime. At the same time, many of the harms inflicted by substance abuse can be quantified economically, and the costs are steep. For the country as a whole, federal government estimates place the economic costs of alcohol and drug abuse at nearly $375 billion annuallya burden shared by individuals, businesses and all levels of government. Direct medical expenses and lost economic productivity due to smoking-related illness and premature death account for another $170 billion in costs each year. Extrapolating from these figures, Drug Strategies estimates that the economic costs of alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse in Denver exceed $1.5 billion per yearabout $2,600 per person.
Alcohol-related Injury And Violence incarceration, crime careers, victims of crime); and other impacts on society (crime,social welfare Highway crash costs in the United States by driver age http://www.tf.org/tf/alcohol/ariv/reviews/costrev5.html
Extractions: The Economic Costs of Alcohol-Related Injury and Violence: Research Summaries Background Cost estimates associated with health problems build on two components. Basically, economists calculate the average costs of all services involved in the treatment for a particular diagnosis. Then, the average costs are multiplied by the number of individuals who have that diagnosis. To estimate the economic costs of alcohol problems, we need to identify what specific direct and indirect costs to include in the calculation, and to know how many people or incidents to include as "cases". Counting "cases" of alcohol-related injury and violence is also complicated. There is currently no national system for collecting and synthesizing data on deaths and injuries that were alcohol-related. Hospital emergency departments do not routinely screen patients for blood alcohol concentration (BAC), and police data are reliable only for drivers involved in fatal crashes. In addition, there are no current studies available which separate the medical and lost-productivity costs of alcohol-related injury from the costs of alcohol-related illness. A related problem is that because the number of cases of alcohol-related injury and violence is often unknown, economists must use expected valuesthe expected probability of injury or violencebased on previous data regarding how often an outcome occurs and the associated costs. Therefore, statistics describing the costs of alcohol-related injury and violence for the whole population tend to be estimates rather than exact numbers.
Extractions: Don Smith, Carolyn Croft and Maria Harding Meetings held on the Third Monday of the month at 5:15 p.m Policing Costs Only Year Actual Cost Budgeted Police Service Board Costs in addition to the above costs Year 2002 Budgeted Actual Stipend Other Telephone Training SCPC Total Performance Measures $153.58 per household Shuniah Total crimes per 1,000 persons Violent crimes per 1,000 persons property crimes per 1,000 persons Year 2003 Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Year to Date Assaults Thefts Mischief Frauds Domestic Disturbances Drugs Alarms 911 Hang ups False Alarms Cancelled Traffic Complaints-chgd not reported not reported Traffic Complaints-Warn Impaired Driving 12 Hour Suspensions By-Law MVC-Personal Injury MVC-Property Damage All other Year 2002 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun-july-Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Year to Date Assaults Thefts Mischief Frauds Domestic Disturbances Drugs Alarms 911 Hang ups False Alarms Cancelled Traffic Complaints-chgd Traffic Complaints-Warn Impaired Driving 12 Hour Suspensions By-Law MVC-Personal Injury MVC-Property Damage * MVC are only on Shuniah Township Roads. Not the King's Highway
Canada: Stats Confirm Key Role Alcohol Plays In Crime www.mapinc.org/coke.htm (Cocaine) stats CONFIRM KEY into such issues as the economiccosts of drug use report shows the relationship between crime and substance http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02.n832.a01.html
Cost Of Crime And Victimization (NCVRW 2003: Fulfill The Promise) Vandalism costs a total of 1.7 billion in damages to households in the United Statesin 2000. (Bureau of Justice Statistics BJS. September 2002. crime and http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/ncvrw/2003/pg5b.html
Extractions: Cost of Crime and Victimization The direct tangible costs to crime victims annually are estimated to be $105 billion in medical expenses, lost earnings, and public program costs related to victim assistance. Pain, suffering and reduced quality of life increase the cost to $450 billion annually. (National Institute of Justice [NIJ]. 1996 . Victim Costs and Consequences: A New Look . Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice.) In 2000, 36 percent of rape and sexual assault victims lost more than 10 days of work after their victimization. (Bureau of Justice Statistics [BJS]. August 2002. National Crime Victimization Survey: Personal and Property Crimes, 2000 . Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice.) Property crimes in 2000 cost victims more than $11.8 billion. (Ibid.) The direct cost of medical treatment for battered women annually is estimated at $1.8 billion. (Wisner, C., Gilmer, T., Saltman, L., Zink, T. "Intimate partner violence against women: do victims cost health plans more?"
Drug Policy Debate how.leg.would.cut.crime prolegalization editorial (1993); judges article look like;nadelmann drug Prohibition in the United States costs, Consequences, and http://paranoia.lycaeum.org/war.on.drugs/debate/
Extractions: 'Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself.' President Jimmy Carter, Aug. 2, 1977 FAQ: Legalization/ Alternatives to the War on Drugs : an introduction to legalization, decriminalization, harm reduction, etc. Anti- War On Drug abby : letters to 'Dear Abby' against the War on Drugs (1994) aint.nobodys.business : article on 'the absurdity of consensual laws in a free society' (1993) anti-prohibition.article : Nadelmann article against drug prohibition bankrupting : 'Bankrupting a Society', against the War on Drugs in California (1993) bring.drugs.within.the.law : Economist article for exploring options (1993) buckley : quotes and an article by conservative columnist William F. Buckley (1992,3) call.it.war : NY Times editorial against drug war (1994) condoning : hypocrisy in the Partnership for a Drug-Free America (1994) criminality : essay on the difference between 'Criminality and Breaking the Law' (1992) dennis.miller
Federation For American Immigration Reform : Illegal Immigration Is A Crime or any other law of the United States is deportable illegal immigration like to paintit as a victimless crime. The seminal study of the costs of immigration by http://www.fairus.org/ImmigrationIssueCenters/ImmigrationIssueCenters.cfm?ID=118
A Blueprint For New Beginnings -- 9. Combat Crime And Drug Abuse of drug offenders, property losses of crime victims and figure does not capture thehuman costs associated with Drug abuse in the United States is down from 20 http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/usbudget/blueprint/bud09.html
Extractions: The rate of serious crime reported by State and local law enforcement agencies has dropped significantly in recent years. The 1999 Crime Index is down 19 percent from 1992, the eighth consecutive annual decline. Violent crimes, including murders and rapes, have fallen to the lowest level in two decades. Preliminary figures for the first six months of 2000 show a further decline in the crime rate. This success can be attributed to a number of factors, including the strong economy, demographic changes, and Federal aid to the front-line State and local police departments. Drug abuse imposes a variety of costs on the Nation. These costs include cash costs for the investigation and prosecution of drug-related crimes and the incarceration and treatment of drug offenders, property losses of crime victims and insurance companies, and lost earnings due to illness and premature death. The total costs associated with drug abuse are estimated to exceed $100 billion annually. This figure does not capture the human costs associated with drug abuse wasted opportunities, families torn apart, and lives lost.
Reduce Crime And Violence Associated With The Drug War shown above illustrates the homicide rate in the United States for the 20th Approximately60% of societal drug costs were due to drugrelated crime and the http://www.csdp.org/edcs/page24.htm
Extractions: T he E FFECTIVE N ATIONAL D RUG C ONTROL S TRATEGY GOAL NUMBER TWO: REDUCE THE HARM CAUSED BY THE "WAR ON DRUGS" OBJECTIVE: REDUCE CRIME AND VIOLENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DRUG WAR. Rationale: drug trade related. In an analysis of New York City's homicides in 1988, Paul Goldstein and his colleagues concluded that 74 percent of drug-related homicides were related to the black market drug trade and not drug use. For instance, the leading crack-related homicide cause was shown to be territorial disputes between rival dealers, and not crack-induced violence or violence (predatory thieving) to obtain money for crack purchases. As reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association The chart shown above illustrates the homicide rate in the United States for the 20th Century. Note that this century's two most violent episodes are concurrent with stringent prohibition policies. In a 1998 study on the social costs of alcohol and illegal drugs produced by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), researchers estimated that illegal drugs cost our society $98 billion in 1992 (the most recent year that statistics were available). our failing War on Drugs actually creates the majority of costs our communities pay when considering illegal drugs Recommendation 1: Commission a study on the relationship between drugs, alcohol and violence.
Citizen Works - - - FBI s annual crime in the United States report, an stay true to your tough wordson corporate crime. . The letter notes that, Where the costs of corporate http://www.citizenworks.org/news/index.php?id=107
Costs Of Policing, Security, And Justice se (although many civil cases will arise from crime, and all but one only has to thinkof the costs of OJ Simpson s defence team in the United States or the http://oldfraser.lexi.net/publications/critical_issues/1998/crime/cost.html
Extractions: Network Costs of policing, security, and justice Policing and the crime rate Do the police have an impact upon the crime rate? If they do, how great an impact? The answer is very difficult to determine because of a basic simultaneity between the crime rate and the size of the police force. There are two interlocking effects: the effect of the crime rate on the numbers of police hired and the effect of additional police on the rate of crime. If the crime rate rises, municipalities (or cities or provinces) tend to hire more police. This may lead to better reporting of crime, especially if police forces that are larger relative to local population are seen as more likely to solve cases or if overworked police officers have been using their discretion to minimize reported incidents. Thus, a higher crime rate tends to lead to greater numbers of police officers. This is the effect of the crime rate on the police complement. Cost of private security and public policing Family expenditure surveys tell us that one in 8 Canadian families buy security devices and about one in 50 purchase some kind of security system such as monitored alarms and the like. Canadians spend about $195 million, split equally between security devices and security systems. Of course, everyone locks doors nowadays and most take out some kind of theft insurance, but we do not have a good estimate of these kinds of individual costs. This means that the full costs of crime prevention are understated. However, we do have estimates of some private decisions about security, and we can measure them by the cost of their provision.
PrisonSucks.com: Research On The Prison Industrial Complex the first time in American history, the states and the sentiment makes the toughon-crimeposture politically of people locked up has huge costs the financial http://www.prisonsucks.com/
Extractions: Skip Site Map Search Prisonsucks.com is a clearinghouse for useful, verifiable statistics about the crime control industry. Too often prison activists use statistics that are out of date, provided without citation or simply wrong. One of these days the public will start listening to prison activists, so let's be prepared to win without being sidetracked by arguments over defective statistics. In some cases, the numbers we need don't exist. In others, the facts exist but activists don't know where to find them. Now you do. Start at prisonsucks.com. Explore the links above (especially research ) and take action today! Written by the editor of this site and co-published with the Western Prison Project, The Prison Index: Taking the Pulse of the Crime Control Industry is the first index of statistics about our nation's criminal justice system ever published. Containing 611 facts and 17 graphs and charts, this 48-page volume presents, in black-and-white, the state of crime control in America. Read more and order online On December 31, 2002, there were 2,033,331 people in U.S. prisons and jails. That's a rise of 3.7% during the 12 previous months, more than twice the growth rate of the previous year. The average annual increase since 1995 has been 3.6%.
CPD - Helpful Information - Victims Rights Victim Compensation to lawful United States residents may apply to the Maricopa CountyCrime Victim Compensation for compensation for your outof-pocket costs. http://www.chandlerpd.com/cpd_site/helpful_info/victim_comp.htm
Extractions: Community Resources ... Helpful Information Crime Victim Compensation Current Case Status Types Arizona Constitutional Rights for Victims of Crime Information for Victims of Crime Victims' Rights Under Arizona Statute and Court Rule ... Restitution CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION: The State of Arizona provides Crime Victim Compensation to lawful United States residents. Funds to pay crime victim compensation claims come from a penalty of $100 per felony count, assessed at the time of sentencing. You may apply to the Maricopa County Crime Victim Compensation Board for compensation for your out-of-pocket costs. You may be eligible for compensation if: The crime was reported within 72 hours.
National Review Online (http://www.nationalreview.com) is so easy to demonstrate the societal costs of releasing If we hope to reduce crimerates further, we will in PL 106386), which offers states incentives to http://www.nationalreview.com/script/printpage.asp?ref=/comment/comment-paranzin
