CRIME DATA
Insights — Blogs
Building a Better Crime Score
The importance of severity weighting in crime data
CCTV in Criminal Investigations
Perspectives in Crime: How useful is CCTV in criminal investigations?
Crime and Neighborhood Renewal Programs
Perspectives in Crime: How does increased socio-economic value impact crime rate?
Crime and Summer Youth Employment Programs
Perspectives in Crime: Can summer jobs reduce crime and benefit society at large?
Crime Target Selection
Perspectives in Crime: How do burglars choose neighborhoods?
Gaps in the Data
Addressing Underreported Crime in Mexico
Introducing the Pinkerton Crime Index Australia
The country’s first nation-wide consistent measure of crime
Mental Health and Crime
Perspectives in Crime: How does local crime affect mental health?
Most Visited Canadian Cities
Compare total crime risk for Canada’s most visited cities in 2022 according to the Pinkerton Crime Risk Index.
Most Visited USA Cities
Compare total crime risk in the U.S.A.’s most visited cities in 2022 according to the Pinkerton Crime Risk Index.
Movers and Shakers: Cancun
Cancun is one of Mexico’s five most visited cities, capturing nearly 50% of international tourists. Check out Cancun’s Pinkerton Crime Index risk score.
Movers and Shakers: Monterrey
An in-depth look at tourism and crime risk in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Movers and Shakers: Montreal
A look at crime risk in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Movers and Shakers: Niagara Falls
An in-depth look at crime trends and crime risk in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Movers and Shakers: Orlando
An in-depth look at total crime risk in Orlando, Florida, USA
Movers and Shakers: San Francisco
An in-depth look at crime trends and crime risk in San Francisco, California, USA
Movers and Shakers: Tijuana
A snapshot of crime risk in Tijuana, Mexico
Pandemic Crime Statistics
How closures and stay-at-home orders impacted crime in 2020
Pinkerton Crime Index: How to Interpret Crime Risk Scores
Understanding crime risk and crime trends at your locations
Pinkerton’s Crime Index: An Essential Tool for Business Decision-making
Understanding what the Crime Index is, how it works, and how it impacts business decision-making.
Pollution and Aggravative Assaults
Perspectives in Crime: Does pollution affect crime?
Recidivism and Job Opportunities
Perspectives in Crime: How is recidivism impacted by local job markets?
Reducing Substance Abuse and Crime
The impact of substance abuse treatment centers on crime rates: Perspectives in Crime
The Age-Crime Curve
While the age-crime curve is widely accepted, its implications are hotly debated. Why does the age-crime relationship persist across centuries & cultures?
The Cost of Crime on Job Earnings
What is the economic impact on violent crime victims? Perspectives in Crime
The Epidemic of Gun Violence
Perspectives in Crime: Can gun violence be traced as a social contagion?
The FBI's Improved Crime Statistics
The transition to an incident-based reporting system for a more accurate depiction of American crime
The Rhythm of Crime
Unveiling Time and Day Patterns and Insights with Modern Data Analysis — Perspectives in Crime
The Seasonality of Crime
Perspectives in Crime: Why does crime spike in summer?
The Truth Behind Crime Trends
A recent Gallup poll results show that almost 80% of Americans feel crime is worse across the nation—including where they live.
Vacancy and Crime
Perspectives in Crime: Do abandoned buildings increase crime?
Violence on the Mind
Violent crime causes collateral damage by spreading fear, trauma and uncertainty across a community. A new study examines the extent of violence’s reach.
Violent Crime and the Impact on Students
Perspectives in Crime: Does violence negatively affect academic performance?
What Is the Most Accurate Measure of Crime?
Tourism and Commutes: France's Crime Rate Complexity
Insights — Briefings
Insights — Press
Insights — Risk Snapshots
Most Visited Canadian Cities Crime Risk Snapshot
The Pinkerton Crime Index scores the five post-pandemic most visited Canadian cities in 2022 by total crime risk
Most Visited USA Cities Crime Risk Snapshot
The Pinkerton Crime Index scores post-pandemic top five most visited US cities in 2022 by total crime risk
Insights — Videos
ATMs and Crime Video
Pinkerton video insights
Crime and Mental Health
Crime affects mental health for not only the direct victims, but also the community at large. Pinkerton Crime Index can help measure crime risk.
Crime and Micro Places
Pinkerton Crime Index and the study of micro places allows businesses and security professionals to make targeted resources decisions at a granular level.
Crime and Pollution
Air pollution has many well documented adverse societal and health effects, including a link between assaults and exposure to common pollutants.
Crime and Severity Weighting
Severity weighting measures the relative difference in average prison sentence lengths. The Pinkerton Crime Index includes severity weight to measure risk.
Crime and Vacancy
Abandoned and blighted properties can increase a neighborhood’s total crime and enhance the risk of violent crime. Know your area, know your risk.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) | Video
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) can help deter crime and encourage positive behavior with well-structured and secure physical spaces.
Epidemic of Violence
Contact tracing and targeted intervention are common strategies for treating epidemics, but can also help to curb gun violence.
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Changes
In January 2021, the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program changed how they collect, prepare, and publish crime statistics in the United States.
Gaps in the Data - Video
In 2019, about 10% of crimes in Mexico were reported to law enforcement, leading to an underestimate of risk. Pinkerton Crime Index helps close the gaps.
Mass Shootings - 1
Mass shootings have become more frequent and more deadly over the past decade.
Mass Shootings - 2
Mass shooting events may seem completely random, but the data shows patterns of seasonality and days of week.
Mass Shootings (full)
Mass shootings have impacted nearly every aspect of American life. But these tragedies have patterns that, when known, may save lives.
Pinkerton Clearance Rates | Video
Clearance rates have fallen. Fewer Crimes are being reported. Discover how these changes might impact communities and how Pinkerton collaborates with organizations to complement law enforcement efforts.
Pinkerton Crime Data and Discrepancies | Video
Pinkerton Crime Index and Changes in Crime Reporting Data
Pinkerton Crime Index scores go beyond Uniform Crime Reporting statistics, providing one of the most accurate crime data measures in the United States.
Reducing Substance Abuse and Crime - Video
How do substance abuse treatment facilities affect crime rates in the surrounding area? How access affects both health and local safety.
Response Time Video
Can faster law enforcement response times lead to higher crime clearance rates? See the impact on the identification of suspects and timely arrests.
Risk Pulse Energy
Is your business prepared for the unexpected? Discover how Pinkerton’s Risk Pulse alerted one organization to a critical risk that could've stopped their expansion in its tracks.
Seasonality of Crime
Understanding the seasonality of crime is key to anticipating and mitigating threats. Studies show a complex link between high temperatures and crime.
Temporal Crime | Video
Temporal crime describes how crime rates are affected by time of day or day of week. Pinkerton’s video explores how time affects crime.
The Age-Crime Curve
The age-crime curve tells a story across societies, showing spikes and dropoffs among certain age groups and pointing to the susceptibility of society.
The Opioid Crisis in America - Video
Research shows that a simple but effective oversight policy can change the long-term trajectory of the opioid crisis.