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Josiah Bates
Josiah Bates is a reporter for TIME based in New York City
Recent Articles
Police Are Turning to an Old Tactic to Fight the Surge in Violence
Hotspot policing has been criticized as also opening the door to police abuse.
By Josiah Bates
November 2, 2022
These Cities Reported the Highest Homicide Rates in 2021
The FBI's 2021 crime stats offer a window into the level of violence in some of America's biggest cities. Here's what the data says.
By Josiah Bates
October 19, 2022
Milwaukee's Homicide Rate Renews Debate Over Cash Bail
As Milwaukee sees one of the highest homicide rate spikes in the U.S., police and some activists blame Wisconsin's restrictive bail laws.
By Josiah Bates
October 7, 2022
Homicides Continued to Increase in 2021, According to the FBI's Flawed Crime Report
The estimated 22,900 murders and other killings last year would bring the nation's homicide rate to 6.9 per 100,000—the highest in almost 25 years.
By Josiah Bates
October 5, 2022
Curfews Don't Reduce Crime, but Cities Still Enforce Them
In Philadelphia, Chicago, and Maryland, local leaders and police are turning to curfews for teenagers. Researchers say that there is no evidence that curfews reduce crime
By Josiah Bates
September 22, 2022
Police Raided Breonna Taylor's Apartment After 'Gut Feeling': Plea
The affidavit from former Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) Detective Kelly Goodlett pulls back the curtain on the investigation that led to the botched "no knock" police raid
By Josiah Bates
September 14, 2022
A Judge Paused a Local Assault-Weapons Ban
Experts say it could show the impact of a recent Supreme Court decision that expanded gun rights
By Josiah Bates
September 2, 2022
Guilty Plea in Breonna Taylor Case Raises Questions About Possible Cooperation
Former Louisville Det. Kelly Goodlett is the first to plead guilty to federal charges in the killing of Breonna Taylor
By Josiah Bates
August 29, 2022
For Breonna Taylor's Supporters, Justice Finally Came
Four officers involved in the police raid that killed Breonna Taylor were arrested on federal charges more than two years after her death.
By Josiah Bates
August 4, 2022
Small-Town Cops Are Quitting en Masse
When all five full-time police officers in tiny Kenly, N.C. handed in their resignations last week, citing conflicts with the new town manager, it made national news
By Josiah Bates
July 28, 2022
U.S. Crime Rate Still Higher Than Pre-Pandemic
Homicides decreased by 2% in the first half of 2022—but still remain 39% higher than the same period in 2019
By Josiah Bates
July 28, 2022
'I Don't Want It to Happen Again.' Brave 11-Year-Old Who Survived Uvalde Shooting Testifies Before Congress
"He told my teacher 'Goodnight' and shot her in the head," Miah Cerrillo told lawmakers. "Then he shot some of my classmates."
By Josiah Bates
June 8, 2022
Mass Shootings: Gun Violence Across U.S. Likely to Get Worse
So far, there have been 247 mass shootings this year, and 13 in the first weekend of June. There have been nearly 19,000 deaths as a result of firearms in the U.S., which includes more than 8,300 homicides as of June 6.
By Josiah Bates
June 8, 2022
Mass Shootings Are Only 1% of Child Gun Deaths in the U.S.
Every year, more than 3,500 children and teens—defined as infants through age 19—are shot and killed in the U.S. About 35 children die as result of mass shootings each year.
By Josiah Bates
June 3, 2022
George Floyd Square's Uncertain Future
The intersection remains the subject of an ongoing debate over how to memorialize a man whose death jolted the nation out of complacency
By Janell Ross and Josiah Bates
May 25, 2022
Beto O'Rourke Confronts Greg Abbott During Uvalde Press Conference
O’Rourke is challenging Abbott in a long-shot bid for the Texas governor's mansion
By Josiah Bates
May 25, 2022
These Are the Victims of the Uvalde, Texas, School Shooting
The Uvalde elementary school shooting is now the third deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, with 21 victims
By Josiah Bates
May 25, 2022
Minneapolis' Struggle to Reform Police After George Floyd
"We can’t put our trust in a government system where, when they make a mistake, they can choose when they want to protect us and choose when they don’t want to protect us.”
By Josiah Bates and Janell Ross
May 25, 2022
Bill Cosby Is Facing Another Trial. Here's What to Know About the Judy Huth Case
Judy Huth, the plaintiff in the case, alleges that Cosby groped her while at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles 50 years ago
By Josiah Bates
May 20, 2022
What the Buffalo Shooting Says About Black America’s Fraught Relationship With Guns
The Buffalo community in upstate New York is still mourning the senseless massacre that occurred on May 15, when a gunman entered a local grocery store and killed 10 people in a racially motivated attack....
By Josiah Bates
May 18, 2022
An Alabama Correctional Officer Helped a Murder Suspect Escape. The Jailbreak Highlights a Bigger Problem
The seemingly made-for-TV story of the Alabama murder suspect who escaped from jail with the help of a female correctional officer after the two possibly became "romantically involved" ended in tragedy
By Josiah Bates
May 12, 2022
The Small Tennessee Town at the Center of a Big Lawsuit
A Black town in Tennessee is in the middle of a legal battle against the state comptroller over its very right to exist
By Josiah Bates
May 3, 2022
Guns Became the Leading Cause of Death for American Children and Teens in 2020
For years, car accidents were the leading cause of death for kids and teens
By Josiah Bates
April 27, 2022
The True Story Behind We Own This City
We Own This City, an HBO Max miniseries out April 25, about a Baltimore Police Department (BPD) task force unit that went rogue, highlights some of the biggest concerns with modern policing in America. Adapted...
By Josiah Bates
April 25, 2022
David Simon and George Pelecanos on How America Changed Between
The Wire
and Their New Police Show
We Own This City
Two of the most famous names behind The Wire are back with another story examining the underbelly of law enforcement in Baltimore. David Simon and George Pelecanos, who worked together on the acclaimed 2002–2008 HBO...
By Josiah Bates
April 21, 2022
Patrick Lyoya Shooting: What We Know So Far
Authorities in Grand Rapids, Mich., are investigating a police shooting that left dead an unarmed 26-year-old Black man
By Josiah Bates
April 14, 2022
Shooting Fuels Debate Over Whether Police Make Subways Safer
A Brooklyn-based community police officer tells TIME that many officers prefer not to work in the train stations because they feel it's a waste of time
By Josiah Bates
April 14, 2022
Sunset Park Residents on Edge After Brooklyn Subway Shooting
"We will use every resource we can to bring those to justice who continue to prey on the citizens of New York," NYPD police commissioner Keechant Sewell said during a Tuesday evening press conference
By Josiah Bates
April 12, 2022
The Growing Racial Gap in Childhood Exposure to Gun Violence
A study from Boston University reveals that the disparity among kids exposed to gun violence widened during the pandemic
By Josiah Bates
April 1, 2022
Why the FBI Won't Release Quarterly Crime Stats for 2021
Behind the news is a little-noted switch in FBI data-collecting processes—which experts say raises concerns about how the U.S. tracks crime
By Josiah Bates
March 25, 2022
Spotlight or Silence? The Best Way to Help Brittney Griner
"Who knows what the Russian government is really thinking, but they have a history of doing this"
By Josiah Bates
March 17, 2022
What Happened to No-Knock Warrants Since Breonna Taylor
Taylor's death sparked a reckoning on the use of no-knock warrants, which allow police to enter residences unannounced
By Josiah Bates
March 11, 2022
Biden's Criminal-Justice Report Card
Joe Biden made many campaign promises about criminal-justice reform. Turning them into reality has been difficult
By Josiah Bates
March 7, 2022
WNBA Star Brittney Griner Detained in Russia
WNBA star Brittney Griner is reportedly being held by Russian authorities after they allegedly found marijuana on her at the airport.
By Josiah Bates
March 7, 2022
The History Behind Earl Caldwell's Supreme Court Case
In the fall of 1968, journalist Earl Caldwell had just gotten back to the New York Times' offices in New York City from a reporting trip in California. As he recalls, he was at his...
By Josiah Bates
February 28, 2022
3 Cops in Floyd Case Found Guilty in Federal Case
Three former Minneapolis police officers who were with Derek Chauvin when he killed George Floyd were found guilty in their federal trial of violating Floyd's civil rights on Feb. 24. This verdict comes just two...
By Josiah Bates
February 24, 2022
Is the 'Cure Violence' Model for Violence Interruption Really Effective?
Though it is far from the only example of its work, Cure Violence is perhaps the most familiar anti-violence program in the country. Founded in 2000 in Chicago by Dr. Gary Slutkin, an epidemiologist who...
By Josiah Bates
February 23, 2022
Ahmaud Arbery Killers Found Guilty of Federal Hate Crimes
The three men who were convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery were all found guilty of federal hate crimes trial on Feb. 22—after the jury spent less than 24 hours deliberating. The verdict comes just a...
By Josiah Bates
February 22, 2022
The Relentless Trauma of Violence Prevention Work
Chronic stress, trauma exposure, frequent threats of violence and the relentless grind of gun crimes' impact: A recently-released report from the University of Illinois Chicago reveals in stark terms the strain and struggles that many...
By Josiah Bates
February 17, 2022
In New York, Eric Adams Targets Bail Reform Amid Plans to Curb Gun Violence
In New York City, Mayor Eric Adams wants to crack down on crime. And the state's bail system, which both criminal justice advocates and lawmakers have worked to reform in recent years, has been one...
By Josiah Bates
February 10, 2022
Biden Pledges Progress in Fight Against Gun Violence
During a Thursday meeting with New York City Mayor Eric Adams, President Joe Biden announced actions for investing in policing and community intervention programs in response to the surge in gun violence in recent years...
By Josiah Bates
February 3, 2022
Community Leaders Fear Eric Adams’ Plan to End Gun Violence Is Leaving the Public Out of ‘Public Safety’
Eric Adams, the new mayor of New York City, announced on Jan. 24 a detailed plan aiming to end gun violence in his city. Adams, a former police officer and Brooklyn borough president, made public...
By Josiah Bates
January 27, 2022
Shot in His Own Home, a Gun Violence Victim Shares His Story
Across the U.S. in 2021, tens of thousands of people were shot. Here is one of their stories
By Josiah Bates
January 14, 2022
Bronx Fire Highlights Racial Disparity in Accidental Deaths
The apartment fire that killed 17 people, including eight children, in the Bronx on Sunday morning has become one of the deadliest fires in modern New York City's history. The blaze reportedly started after a...
By Josiah Bates
January 11, 2022
Amid a Continuing Wave of Gun Violence, This U.S. City is Bucking the Trend
Homicides as a result of gun violence have remained consistently high across the U.S. in 2021, after a steep increase last year during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Broadly, the year-on-year increase in...
By Josiah Bates
December 29, 2021
Ex-Cop Kim Potter Found Guilty in Daunte Wright's Death
Former police officer Kim Potter said she mistakenly pulled her gun instead of her Taser, leading to the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright
By Josiah Bates
December 23, 2021
What Being Incarcerated Taught One Public Defender About the Criminal Justice System
While a senior at Tennessee State University (TSU) in 2002, Keeda Haynes agreed to receive multiple packages for her then-boyfriend. He told her that the deliveries were for a cell phone and pager business. As...
By Josiah Bates
November 30, 2021
Jury Finds 3 Men Guilty in Killing of Ahmaud Arbery
The nearly all-white jury delivered a sweeping conviction of Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Roddie Bryan Jr.
By Josiah Bates
November 24, 2021
How the Rittenhouse Verdict Affects the Work of Activists
On the surface, the jury's Nov. 19 verdict in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse was all too simple. His defense team successfully pled the case that Rittenhouse was acting in self-defense when he shot and...
By Josiah Bates
November 23, 2021
Jury Acquits Kyle Rittenhouse of All Charges
Jurors accepted the defense argument that Rittenhouse fired in self-defense when he shot dead two men and wounded a third during a protest in Kenosha
By Josiah Bates
November 19, 2021
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