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Homicides Fall 18% in 30‑City Sample, Report Shows

If sustained through year-end the decline could push annual homicide totals to levels not seen since around 1900.

Wrench Attacks Rise to 52 in H1 2026 as Recorded Exposure Reaches $124.1M

Poker Pro Says He Was Hogtied and Robbed at Las Vegas Airbnb as Video Circulates

Four Arrested in $529,220 Connecticut ATM ‘Jackpotting’ Scheme

German Retail Theft Hits Record €4.3 Billion in 2025

Seven Arrested After Armed Daytime Robbery at Madrid Jewelry Shop

Argentina Reports Broad Drop in Major Crimes as UN Gives Top Rating to Its Crime Data

Sandbox Co-Founder’s Wife Escapes Failed Kidnapping as Crypto-Linked Attacks Surge in France

Thieves Steal 100 Liters of Diesel From Construction Vehicles in Bavaria

3 Men Indicted in $1.2 Million Apple Truck Heist Held Without Bail

France Charges 88 in Nationwide Crackdown on Violent Crypto ‘Wrench Attacks’

France Charges 88 in Crypto‑Kidnapping Probe Spanning 12 Cases

France Consolidates Crypto-Linked Kidnapping Probes as Cases Reach 135 Since 2023

Stolen Getaway Car Found After ‘Mob-Style’ Heist at Round Rock Jewelry Store

GIGN Rescues Mother and Child in France as Crypto Kidnappings Reach 41 This Year

GIGN Rescues Mother and 11-Year-Old in Crypto Ransom Kidnapping Near Paris

Police Release CCTV Images in Hunt for Suspect Linked to £23,000 Boots Thefts

Co-op Confirms No-Challenge Policy, Warns Staff Not to Confront Shoplifters

Victoria Police Link One-Third of Car Thefts to Key‑Cloning Tools as Hotspots Grow

Fake Police Coerce €900,000 Bitcoin Transfer in Home Invasion Near Versailles