A California Highway Patrol officer holds an evidence bag after taking a suspect into custody during a stop in Oakland, Calif. Many factors can influence a police agency’s clearance rate, including ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Fewer homicides this year in Indianapolis have translated into a significantly higher number of murder cases being solved, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

As violent crime and gun violence rates have declined across the Commonwealth, law enforcement agencies are improving their ...

Police departments’ “clearance rates” — the percentage of cases they declare closed — are one of the most widely cited benchmarks for how effectively they combat crime. Lawmakers reference clearance ...