In its preliminary annual crime statistics report for 2009, the FBI says that violent crime in the nation decreased 5.5 percent and property crime declined 4.9 percent when compared with

Plans to toughen penalties for those who cause airport security breaches in New Jersey continue to advance in the state Legislature. The measure, passed last week by the Assembly, was

Homeland Security and the FBI were notified after Pittsburgh police arrested three men for breaking into the Steelers' Heinz Field yesterday.   Shazad Hosi Mehta of Elmhurst, Ill., Adil A.

Mayor Richard M. Daley and Chicago Transit Authority officials said that by May 31, one or more safety cameras will have been installed at every one of the CTA's 144

Art thieves have struck again in France by stealing five pictures, including a Picasso lithograph, from the home of an art collector in Marseille only a day after a major

A security firm has suggested that more than half of Facebook users are considering deleting their profile from the site because of privacy concerns.   According to Sophos, a computer

A report by the Pharmaceutical Security Institute recorded more than 2,000 incidents of counterfeit medicines in 2009, an increase of more than nine percent from the previous year.   The

A Connecticut woman who is also a citizen of Romania was sentenced to 36 months of imprisonment for her role in an ATM "skimming" scheme.   According to court documents,

A new Government Accounting Office report says at least 16 known terrorists have passed through U.S. airports where federal officials were trained to spot suspicious behavior. The report says that

Security at public buildings can be enhanced when architects are able to provide appropriate design strategies to achieve desired levels of protection, rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach, a leading