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Rob Arthur

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Rob Arthur is a freelance journalist covering criminal justice, politics, and other topics.

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The Oakland Police Department investigates a fatal shooting in the 1900 block of 84th Ave. in Oakland, Calif., October 14, 2020.

What Drove the Historically Large Murder Spike in 2020?

Rob Arthur, Jeff Asher

- Feb. 21, 2021

The pandemic, police violence, and more guns all contributed to an unprecedented rise in murders across the United States.

Police officer Jason Van Dyke arrives at the Leighton Criminal Court building in Chicago on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015. He plead not guilty in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images)

The Chicago Police Files

Bad Chicago Cops Spread Their Misconduct Like a Disease

Rob Arthur

- Aug. 16, 2018

Because Chicago's police complaints can list multiple officers at once, it’s possible to build a giant social network of police interactions.

CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 18 : Chicago police officers surround a police vehicle as they watch demonstrators protesting the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald December 18, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, who was charged with murder last month in the shooting death of 17-year-old McDonald last year, was indicted on six counts of first-degree murder and one count of official misconduct earlier this week. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

The Chicago Police Files

130 Chicago Officers Account for 29 Percent of Police Shootings

Rob Arthur

- Aug. 16, 2018

While more than 95 percent of all Chicago police officers never fired their gun from 2004 to 2016, 130 officers have done it more than once.

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