Alfred Blumstein

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Name: Alfred Blumstein

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

More Proof the Assault Weapons Ban Worked

MORE FROM THE URBAN INSTITUTE:The "Disconnected Youth" ParadigmHealth Reform Will Help Depressed Low-Income Mothers Get TreatmentDisconnected Mothers Need Help in More Than One WayEveryone agrees that the firearm debate would benefit from better data. ... [Published The Atlantic Cities - May 13 2013]

Entities: Assault Weapons Ban, Homicide, Alfred Blumstein, Gun Laws

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Study: Despite drop in gun crime, 56% think it's worse

Violent gun crime has dropped dramatically in the past two decades, but the majority of Americans think it's more of a problem now than ever, according to a Pew Research Center study released Tuesday.According to the survey, done in March, 56% of Americans ... [Published Stevens Point Journal - May 07 2013]

Entities: Gun Crime, Alfred Blumstein, David Hemenway, Crime

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...what's a simple assault and what's an aggravated assault," said Alfred Blumstein, a criminologist at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. "but to argue that you're safe in the face of anomalous assault rates ... that raises questions."

Crime experts question NOPD stats that paint New Orleans as a safe city with a murder problem [Published NOLA Live - May 19 2013]

...get its feelings out of crime statistics," said Alfred Blumstein, an urban systems professor at Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University. "the public gets its feelings from particularly notorious events, and what the press talks about."

Study: Despite drop in gun crime, 56% think it's worse [Published Stevens Point Journal - May 07 2013]

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Crime experts question NOPD stats that paint Ne... [Published NOLA Live - May 19 2013]
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Report: Violent crime rises sharply, reversing ... [Published Stevens Point Journal - Oct 17 2012]