FBI

Crazy Eddie’s Hidden Ledger: A CFO’s Confession

/ 4 minutes of reading

The Art of Obstruction As CFO of Crazy Eddie during the 1980s, I orchestrated what would become one of retail’s most notorious financial frauds. Our approach to covering our tracks was methodical and two-pronged. First came destruction. Our office shredders operated around the clock, turning potentially incriminating documents into confetti. But for the mountain of paperwork we couldn’t immediately destroy, […]

Crazy Eddie’s Hidden Ledger: A CFO’s Confession Read More »

, Crime, Memoirs

Cooking New York’s Crime Books

/ 5 minutes of reading

Albany’s Crime Numbers Game Through October 2024, Governor Hochul freely pushed her narrative of declining crime across New York State – conveniently excluding New York City’s numbers, which weren’t available on the state’s website. Then in early November 2024, months after they should have been released, the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services finally deigned to upload New

Cooking New York’s Crime Books Read More »

, , , Corruption

Inevitable Upward Revision in FBI Violent Crime Numbers

/ 4 minutes of reading

Introduction In a recent blog post, I explored the FBI’s underreporting of violent crime in New York City for 2023, raising concerns about the reliability of its national crime statistics. John Lott, writing for the New York Post, revealed that the FBI quietly revised its national violent crime rates for 2021 and 2022 in its 2023 report. This revision shows

Inevitable Upward Revision in FBI Violent Crime Numbers Read More »

, , Crime

Crime Victimization by Racial/Ethnic Group Across U.S. Administrations (2009-2023)

/ 8 minutes of reading

Introduction This essay examines crime victimization rates among different racial and ethnic groups in the United States from 2009 to 2023, spanning the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations. The data is sourced from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and presents rates of violent victimizations per 1,000 people aged 12 or older. The analysis includes

Crime Victimization by Racial/Ethnic Group Across U.S. Administrations (2009-2023) Read More »

, , , Crime

FBI Crime Data Discrepancies: An Updated Analysis of New York City’s 2023 Statistics

/ 4 minutes of reading

Today, the FBI released its updated crime data for 2023, which continues to raise questions about its accuracy. In a previous blog article, I demonstrated that from 2001 to 2022, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report (UCR) consistently reported higher violent crime statistics for New York City than those provided by the NYC Police Department. This discrepancy may be partly due

FBI Crime Data Discrepancies: An Updated Analysis of New York City’s 2023 Statistics Read More »

, , Crime

Violent Crime in America: Three Administrations, One Crisis

/ 7 minutes of reading

Introduction In the realm of political discourse, few topics generate as much heated debate as crime rates. As we navigate through different presidential administrations, it’s crucial to examine the data objectively and understand the trends that have shaped our nation’s safety landscape. This analysis delves into the violent crime statistics spanning the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations, using data from

Violent Crime in America: Three Administrations, One Crisis Read More »

, , , , , , Crime

Examining Discrepancies in FBI Crime Statistics for New York City

/ 3 minutes of reading

Between 2001 and 2022, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report (UCR) consistently reported higher violent crime statistics for New York City compared to the figures provided by the NYC Police Department. This discrepancy can be partly attributed to the differing definitions of crime used by the FBI and the NYPD. Although New York City employs a similar classification for major violent

Examining Discrepancies in FBI Crime Statistics for New York City Read More »

, , Crime
Scroll to Top