As forensic technology is becoming more advanced, police across the country are solving fewer homicides. The FBI maintains records on murder clearances rates which refer to the percentages of murders that are solved in any given year. When murder clearance rates were first documented in the early 1960’s, about 90%…
An 89 year old stabbed and killed his 22 year old grandson in Crescent City, Florida (which is about two hours south of Jacksonville, Florida) according to an article on www.News4jax.com. The grandfather is claiming that he stabbed his grandson in self defense. In Florida, the law of self defense…
Crime statistics in Jacksonville, Florida show that violent crime in Jacksonville has increased from 2006 to 2007, although violent crime across the country has decreased. According to an article on Firstcoastnews.com, reports of violent crime (such as murders, rapes and robberies) in Jacksonville increased by over 22% from 2006 to…
Jacksonville, Florida is a major market for the distribution and transport of illegal drugs and drug operations, according to a recent report from the National Drug Intelligence Center. The report indicates that Jacksonville, Florida is the primary drug market in the North Florida region (which includes Duval, Nassau, Clay, St.…
The Jacksonville State Attorney’s Office recently decided to take another look at an incident where a Jacksonville Beach suspect (Theodore Gersdorf) cut off another person’s finger with a machete, according to an article at Jacksonville.com. Apparently, when Jacksonville police originally investigated the incident, the suspect claimed that he used the…
Violent crimes, including murder, rape and robbery, increased between 2006 and 2007 in Jacksonville, Florida and other major cities in Florida, according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. Of the 17 cities in Florida with over 100,000 residents, the murder rate increased in 10 of them. Murders increased in Jacksonville…