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Is child labor increasing in the US?

Cases of child labor violations have fallen since the early 2000s. But from 2015 to 2022, the number of minors employed in violation of child labor laws rose by 283%.

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Which groups have experienced an increase in hate crimes?

Anti-transgender and anti-Jewish hate crimes increased 35% or more between 2021 and 2022.

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How many rape kits are awaiting testing in the US? See the data by state.

The federal government spent over $1.3 billion to clear the rape kit backlog since 2011, but a USAFacts analysis uncovered thousands of rape kits awaiting testing in 2022.

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Detailed methodology: rape kit backlog data

The sources, gaps, and limitations of existing data on the national rape kit backlog.

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How is crime measured in the US?

The FBI relied heavily on estimates for 2021 crime statistics due to low response rates from law enforcement agencies.

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What are hate crimes, and what are the facts behind them?

2022 had the highest number of reported hate crimes since the FBI began tracking them in 1991.

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What the data shows about police use of force by race

Black Americans saw a rise in police threats and nonfatal use of force in recent years.

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Weekly US Government Data Roundup: May 1, 2023

A look at the Government Accountability Office's high risk list. Plus, here's the background on what the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives tracks to help understand how guns end up at crime scenes.

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Women, guns, and crime: what does the data say?

Thirty-six percent of guns traced to female buyers were used in a crime within one year of purchase, 12 points higher than male buyers.

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The TikTok ‘Kia Boys’ challenge and violent crime: a link?

Despite a lack of FBI violent crime data, violent crime did not necessarily increase in the cities affected by the TikTok “Kia Boys” challenge.

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