Walz said his 17-year-old son, Gus, witnessed a shooting in a community center and spoke about how meeting with the parents of Sandy Hook victims impacted his views on banning assault weapons.

Murders in the United States are down 11.6%, according to statistics released by the FBI on Monday morning.

Crime and criminal justice are key issues in the 2024 presidential election: Here's where presidential candidates stand

Both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have extensive records when it comes to criminal justice policy.

Do Americans trust President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump to bring the crime rate down to pre-pandemic levels?

Research shows crime has broadly declined in recent years.

In his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden boasted that violent crime is at a 50-years low. But the perception of crime is clashing with the statistics.

The country saw a drop in homicides, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults in 2023 compared to the previous year.

While crime rates are declining in 2022 in major cities, Republican midterm candidates have seized on past the spikes in violence and voters' anxieties on the issue

Republicans are working to paint Democrats in key races as soft on crime heading into the midterm cycle's home stretch