Chicago’s robbery surge is over A nearly three-year upswing ended last summer, WBEZ finds. The first three months of 2025 had the fewest robberies of any quarter in decades.

Basically, a violent crime is one that involves force or threat of force. That definition is used to inform the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

A summer spike in violent crime in Cincinnati has brought the issue to the forefront of this year's City Council race.