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2025 Crime Trends for Business Leaders to Watch
Understanding crime trends for business planning
A Closer Look at the Motor Vehicle Theft Surge
Perspectives in Crime: Examining the Recent Increase in Car Theft Across the US
Applications for the Pinkerton Crime Index
Accurate and actionable crime risk scores
Brazil’s Crime Mapping Puzzle: Solving Data Challenges with the Pinkerton Crime Index
Blending Official and Alternative Sources for a Clearer Picture of Risk
Building a Better Crime Score
The importance of severity weighting in crime data
Can Better Lighting Prevent Crime?
Learn how Pinkerton uses CPTED and site risk assessments to improve urban safety
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?
Crime Trends and Micro Places
Perspectives in Crime: Is crime concentrated more in neighborhoods or at addresses?
Crime, Crowds and Taylor Swift’s Eras Concert Tour
Perspectives in Crime: How Crime Changes on Concert Days
Energy in Rio de Janeiro: Securing Personnel with the Pinkerton Crime Index Brazil
Security Risk Management and Route Planning for Brazil’s Energy Sector
Exploring Airport Crime and Travel Risks: Trends & Data
Perspectives in Crime: Unruly Passengers, Auto Theft, and Firearms
From Clicks to Concrete: Tackling Organized Retail Crime
How Pinkerton Helps in the Fight Against ORC in Australia
From Shadowy Figures to Secret Operatives: Unveiling the True Pinkerton Operatives
How Pinkerton Operatives Became Synonymous with Integrity, Vigilance, and Excellence
From Slick Willie to Modern Investigations
How Pinkerton Caught a Legend and Evolved with the Times
Gallup 2025: Americans feel safer as crime fears ease
Perspectives in Crime: U.S. Crime Risk Trends in 2025
Gaps in the Data
Addressing Underreported Crime in Mexico
Holiday Retail Security 101: Red Flags and Remedies
Fight Festive Theft with Staff Training + Savvy Surveillance
How Spain’s Consent Law Has Reshaped Crime Data
Assess how Spain’s “Only Yes Is Yes” law reshapes sexual violence data and risk. Explore Pinkerton’s insights to inform your security decisions.
Hurricanes and Crime
Some data demonstrates that crime surges after a hurricane. Other data shows that crime decreases while cooperation and empathy increase. Which is correct?
Inside Baltimore’s Gun Violence Reduction Strategy
Read Pinkerton’s featured Perspectives in Crime blog on Baltimore’s GVRS and focused deterrence to explore strategies for reducing urban gun violence.
Inside Philadelphia’s Eagles Court: Sports, Crime & Justice
Discover Eagles Court, Philly's stadium courtroom for unruly fans, and how the Pinkerton Crime Index identifies crime risk at a neighborhood level.
Introducing the Advanced Pinkerton Crime Index (PCI) for Brazil: A New Era of Crime Risk Assessment
Beyond Official Data: Pinkerton's Innovative Approach to Measuring Crime in Brazil
Introducing the Pinkerton Crime Index Australia
The country’s first nation-wide consistent measure of crime
Mapping Spain’s Crime Risk with the Pinkerton Crime Index
Launch alert: Explore the new Pinkerton Crime Index Spain and see crime risk clearly across 22,000+ neighborhoods. Start improving decisions today.
Marked Increases in Retail Theft and Auto Theft in Australia
Perspectives in Crime: Analyzing the Property Crime Surge in Victoria
Mental Health and Crime
Perspectives in Crime: How does local crime affect mental health?
Mental Illness and Crime
Perspectives in Crime: Can access to mental health care reduce crime?
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 & Shakers: Stockholm
Know your risk in Stockholm, Sweden
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
Not So Wild West: Modern Bank Robbery By The Numbers
Perspectives in Crime: Understanding bank robbery trends
Pandemic Crime Statistics
How closures and stay-at-home orders impacted crime in 2020
Pinkerton Analysis | Property Crime in America
Pinkerton is now forecasting the impact of these Property Crime insights for 2019 with other correlated factors
Pinkerton Crime Index: How to Interpret Crime Risk Scores
Understanding crime risk and crime trends at your locations
Pinkerton Crime Index: Smart Security for Properties
Cut costs and boost tenant safety with data-driven risk insights
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
Retail Risk Management: Understanding ORC and Shoplifting Statistics
Perspectives in Crime: How Shoplifting Impacts Retailers
São Paulo Manufacturing: Stay Ahead of Cargo Theft with Actionable Intelligence
Discover How PCI Helps Optimize Routes and Mitigate Cargo Theft in Brazil
Strategic Defense: Pinkerton's Role in Protecting WWII's Industrial Complex
How Pinkerton operatives defended America's war factories and critical services against sabotage.
Temperature, Light, and Crime Risk: A Seasonal Approach
Perspectives in Crime: How Climate Influences Crime Trends
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 Art Thief and the Detectives: A Story of Ransom and Respect
Read the true story of Adam Worth, the mastermind behind the Duchess of Devonshire heist, pursued by detective William Pinkerton
The Cost of Crime on Job Earnings
What is the economic impact on violent crime victims? Perspectives in Crime
The Crime Perception Gap: The truth behind crime trends and police clearance rates
Perspectives in Crime: Why does public perception differ from official crime data?
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 Psychology of Crime Perception: Exploring Factors That Influence Public Opinion
Perspectives in Crime: How public perception of crime differs from official crime data
The Rhythm of Crime
Unveiling Time and Day Patterns and Insights with Modern Data Analysis — Perspectives in Crime
The Salesman, the Bandits, and the Detective
A True Crime Story from the Pinkerton Archives
The Seasonality of Crime
Perspectives in Crime: Why does crime spike in summer?
The True Cost of Hurricanes: Damage, Death, and Recovery
Hurricanes cost the U.S. billions and claim thousands of lives. See the data — and how Pinkerton helps businesses prepare and recover.
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.
U.S. & Canada Cities Report Lower Violent Crime Rates
Perspectives in Crime: Insights from MCCA Violent Crime Survey
Understanding Knife Crime Patterns and Trends in the UK
Perspectives in Crime: UK Knife Crime, Statistics, and Youth
Unpacking the Complex Web of Cargo Theft and Investigations
Insights from a Pinkerton Investigator
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
What’s Behind Holiday Season Porch Package Theft?
Perspectives in Crime: Strategies to Protect Your Packages
When Athletes and Affluence Become the Target
Explore how organized theft rings target professional athletes and affluent neighborhoods, exploiting predictable schedules and security gaps.
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.
Pinkerton Crime Index: Beyond the Data | Video
Confused about conflicting crime data? See how the Pinkerton Crime Index goes beyond the “official” data to tell the real story behind the numbers—so you can make informed decisions for your organization.
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.