Monthly Archives: April 2020
National and Statewide Violent Crime Statistics for 2018
Recently reported statistics are showing some decreases in violent crime in the United States, at least from 2017 to 2018. Based on an overview of the data compiled and analyzed in the FBI’s 2018 Uniform Crime Reporting Program, the estimated number of violent crimes nationwide in 2018 decreased by more than three percent from… Read More »
Identity Theft – Statistics and Nevada State Laws
As our ability to develop new and sophisticated ways to transact business increases, so, it seems, does our ability to develop novel and complex identity theft crimes. According to the FBI, for the five-year period between 2010 and 2015, there was a twofold increase in the number of identity theft crimes. Other statistics reported… Read More »
Reporting Child Abuse in Nevada
Child abuse and neglect charges are serious charges in Nevada. Defending against these charges will require the services of an experienced Las Vegas child abuse defense lawyer. Nevada law also requires certain individuals to report abuse or neglect of a child when that person, in his or her professional or occupational capacity, knows or… Read More »
Pretrial Release
Throughout the United States and within its jails, pretrial detainees make up a significant part of the jailed population. According to news reports, seventy-five percent of detainees who are being held in jail are there because they cannot afford to post bail. Currently, Nevada legislators are at work studying and reviewing the rules for… Read More »