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🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

With a 39% increase, Vale do Paraíba begins 2026 with 25 violent deaths

Vale do Paraíba recorded 25 violent deaths in January 2026, marking a 39% increase from the same month last year, maintaining its status as the region with the highest murder rate in São Paulo's interior.

Feb 27 • 19:41 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Is it true that crime in the US is at its lowest level in history, as Trump says?

Trump claimed that the crime rate is now the lowest since 1900, but recent data shows this is only true for homicide rates and not for violent crimes overall.

Feb 26 • 09:00 UTC
🇳🇴 VG
National & Local

Justice Chief: – The alarm should seriously ring now

Norway's clearance rate for solved crimes has significantly decreased, prompting warnings from justice leaders about becoming a safe haven for criminals.

Feb 25 • 18:48 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

‘Hell’ after the death of ‘Mencho’ causes losses for the peso: What is the exchange rate TODAY?

The Mexican peso has depreciated due to risk aversion following the violent aftermath of organized crime leader ‘Mencho’'s death.

Feb 23 • 16:41 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
National & Local

Lowest clearance rate

Oslo police district achieved a clearance rate of 33 percent for reported crimes in 2025, the lowest among all districts in Norway.

Feb 23 • 09:22 UTC
🇳🇴 VG
National & Local

Oslo Police District Has the Lowest Clearance Rate

Oslo's police district reports a clearance rate of 33% for 2025, the lowest among all police districts in Norway, despite a slight increase from the previous year.

Feb 23 • 09:06 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

Oslo police district has the lowest clearance rate

Oslo police district recorded the lowest crime clearance rate in Norway, with only 39% of cases resolved last year, marking a decline from previous years.

Feb 23 • 08:52 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Gang Crime: Eight Severed Heads Discovered in Ecuador

Eight severed heads were found in the coastal province of Guayas, Ecuador, amidst ongoing violent gang conflicts fueled by drug cartels.

Feb 15 • 01:07 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Government proposes to tax cryptocurrencies at 3.5% of IOF

The Brazilian government is planning to introduce a public consultation on a proposal to tax cryptocurrency purchases and digital assets at a rate of 3.5%.

Feb 10 • 01:15 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

State with the most violent deaths in 2025, Ceará has a city with no murders for over 10 years

The city of Baixio in Ceará has recorded no violent deaths for over a decade, contrasting sharply with the state’s leading position in violent crime rates nationwide.

Feb 7 • 07:01 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
Crime & Justice

With almost 50% of its positions vacant, the Attorney General's Office awaits improvements in government funding

The Attorney General's Office faces a 46% vacancy rate and budget cuts, anticipating a necessity for improved funding amidst a total crisis.

Feb 6 • 16:53 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

White House says murder rate plummeted to lowest level since 1900 under Trump administration

The White House reports that the murder rate in major U.S. cities has decreased to its lowest level since 1900, attributing this to actions taken during the Trump administration.

Feb 5 • 22:40 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Vehicle thefts rise in Paraíba, and the state now has the 2nd highest rate in the Northeast

Paraíba has experienced the highest increase in vehicle thefts in the Northeast, now ranking second in terms of proportional crime rates with 4,392 incidents reported in 2025, averaging 12 thefts per day.

Feb 4 • 12:42 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
Crime & Justice

The tax office cannot penalize taxpayers who self-correct their declarations. NSA ruling

The Supreme Administrative Court ruled that the tax office cannot restrict the preferential late interest rate for taxpayers who correct their own tax declarations.

Feb 4 • 12:16 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

Coast Guard Officer Kang Min-hye Passes the First Domestic Fingerprint Examination After the Establishment of the Coast Guard

Officer Kang Min-hye of the Korea Coast Guard has become the first person to pass the national fingerprint examiner qualification exam since the establishment of the Coast Guard, a highly challenging test with a low pass rate.

Feb 4 • 04:57 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Epstein emails reveal behind-the-scenes talk of firing Fed chair Powell

Emails between Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon discuss the potential removal of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in the context of interest rate hikes.

Feb 3 • 20:12 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Crime & Justice

Farmer Ismo Eerola faced the worst possible – Interest rate climbed to €10,000/month on a million: "You could only laugh at it"

Farmer Ismo Eerola experienced a financial nightmare as his debt accrued €10,000 in monthly interest, but after paying 2.77% of his debt, he achieved a miraculous turnaround to become debt-free.

Feb 3 • 04:05 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Highest homicide rate in SP is in Lorena; robberies are more common in the capital

Lorena has the highest homicide rate in São Paulo with 31.8 per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Ubatuba and Cruzeiro, while the capital experiences a higher incidence of robberies.

Feb 3 • 02:00 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
Crime & Justice

Higher mortality rate and increased disability among former nursery children

A report reveals that former children who attended the Thorvaldsen Society nursery between 1974 and 1979 have a higher mortality rate and greater disability compared to their peers.

Jan 16 • 17:23 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Boy, five, nearly died and had to have pacemaker after catching flu

A five-year-old boy named Joel nearly died from the flu, requiring a three-week stay in intensive care and a pacemaker installation due to a dangerously low heart rate.

Jan 16 • 07:22 UTC
🇺🇸 New York Times
Crime & Justice

Trump Says London is Unsafe. Its Murder Rate Just Hit a Historic Low.

Donald Trump claims that London is unsafe, even as the city reports its lowest murder rate in history.

Jan 13 • 17:07 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
National & Local

Historically low murder rate in London

London's murder rate fell to its lowest level in decades in 2023, with city officials reporting 97 homicides, a decrease from 109 in 2022, contradicting claims made by the U.S. President about rising crime in the city.

Jan 13 • 07:11 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade

London's murder rate has reached its lowest point in over a decade, with officials declaring the city one of the safest in the western world.

Jan 12 • 06:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

London homicide rate drops to historic low as Sadiq Khan blasts those 'talking city down'

London's homicide rate has reached a historic low, with the Mayor Sadiq Khan criticizing individuals who are negative about the city despite this positive trend.

Jan 12 • 00:01 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

67-year-old sentenced to 12-month convertible prison term for dog abuse in Thessaloniki

A 67-year-old man was sentenced to a 12-month convertible prison term for animal abuse in Thessaloniki, without mitigating circumstances, with a daily conversion rate of 10 euros.

Jan 7 • 13:52 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
Crime & Justice

Violence Against Police Officers: Climate of Violence

Police officers, firefighters, and emergency services face daily verbal threats and physical violence, with statistics showing around 300 incidents per day, although the overall rate of such incidents has seen little increase in 2024 compared to previous years.

Dec 30 • 14:39 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Statistics for Bavaria: Almost one in five drivers flees after an accident

In Bavaria, nearly one in five accident perpetrators flee the scene, with a 19 percent rate of hit-and-runs over the past five years, compared to 22 percent in neighboring Baden-Württemberg.

Dec 27 • 17:50 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Mortgage appraisers go on strike against the precariousness of the profession

Mortgage appraisers are on strike due to precarious working conditions, with some working up to 80 hours for less than the minimum wage, a rate that has been frozen since 2008.

Dec 27 • 04:45 UTC

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