Assault in America: New 2023 Study Maps Where Violence Clusters
In a nation grappling with everyday violence, a new analysis from Farmer & Morris of 2023 data shows the United States recorded 3.25 million assault offenses: 2,437,206 simple assaults and 818,908 aggravated assaults. As defined by the FBI, simple assault is a physical attack or threat without a weapon that does not cause serious injury…
