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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Algorithms and AI, surveillance, transparency

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:32:00 +0000

Fake robberies in visa fraud scheme, managing mental health crises, digital dragnets, algorithmic bias in predictive policing, mass surveillance, license plate readers and privacy laws, AI to help solve cold cases, AI police radio app causes panic, body cam audit logs, FOIA, police transparency laws, geofencing warrants, and more...

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Public safety dispatchers, transparency, police technology and crime

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:17:00 +0000

911 dispatchers, use of force tracking, police staffing shortages, cost of police pursuits, hot spot and precision policing, AI driven crime, retail theft, tech transforming crime and terrorism, creepy surveillance, license plate readers, AI powered crime mapping, body cams, police drones, police transparency, police privacy v public access, earning a PhD in prison, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

'We get them home': Celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (WKBW) see also: Portland 911 dispatchers weathered a crisis — now, they're among the best in the world (KGW8)

Why Missouri should stop shielding police misconduct from public view (Missouri Independent)

APD revamps use-of-force tracking, raising new transparency concerns (Austin Current)

City Council reviews police substation plans as crime data and staffing shortages spark debate (Stocktonia)

New Research Highlights the Cost of Police Pursuits (Jeff-alytics)

What Works in American Policing Part 3—Hot Spots and Precision Policing: Putting Officers Where the Data Points (R Street)

CRIME RATE

South Carolinians report $264 million lost to cybercrime in 2025, FBI says (Count On News 2) see also: AI-Driven Scams Cost Americans $893 Million as Fraud Evolves (ACA International)

Your top 10% of retail offenders are responsible for 70% of stolen value (Retail Industry Leaders Association)

How technology is transforming crime and terrorism (The Brookings Institute)

CRIM-TECH

‘Creepy surveillance’: why some cities are shutting down Flock cameras amid privacy concerns (The Guardian)

UK to spend £15M on AI-powered crime mapping in knife violence crackdown (The Register)

North Andover, Mass., to Buy Body-Worn Cameras for $200K (GovTech) see also: 'Higher level of transparency': Northport police receive $20,000 for body-worn cameras (ABC 3340)

Oakland County, Mich., Approves Drone Pact Despite Opposition (GovTech)

Rochester police push back on PAB policing tech report, call it 'misleading' (WHAM)

Guardrails for Growth: Managing Emerging Law Enforcement Technology (Right On Crime)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Flock transparency data disappears from the Columbia Police Department The now missing data allowed the public to monitor police surveillance (The Maneater) see also Urbandale amends contract with Flock camera company to improve data transparency (KCCI)

Colorado Springs ends police transparency group; some demand a stronger oversight body (The Gazette)

Dunwoody, Alpharetta disable police portals amid records concerns (WABE)

Colorado Court of Appeals rules Boulder cannot charge fees for bodycam footage in alleged misconduct cases (Boulder Reporting Lab)

County judge denies challenge to transparency law (Bethesda Today)

Illinois bill sparks debate over police privacy vs. public access (AdvantageNews.com)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

How One Man Earned a Ph.D. in Prison (Prison Journalism Project)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Violent crime, automated license plate readers, prison data

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:07:00 +0000

Arrest rates, policing grant pulled, community policing, use of force, gun violence intervention program, violent crime, Charlotte's Web operation, public art to reduce firearm injury, shutting down automated license plate readers, AI answering service calls, heavily redacted records about former officer, transparency around police chief firing, data behind prison reform, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Kansas City homicide rate of arrests, charges soars above national average (KCTV5)

The CSI Detective Who Smelled Trouble in Her Own Police Department (The Wall Street Journal)

Major Kalamazoo policing grant pulled a second time (WOODTV)

Large Police Departments May Be Starting To Grow (Jeff-alytics)

Incoming Greensboro Police Chief Kamran Afzal talks use of force, community policing, downtown crime: ‘Move the needle forward in Greensboro’ (Fox 8)

Amid bleak outlook for Tenino police force, Sheriff’s Office takes over (The Olympian)

CRIME RATE

Vallejo Police provide details on new gun violence intervention program (Vallejo Sun)

Officials: Violent crime on the decline in Connecticut (News12)

Fresno police ramp up patrols amid recent spike in violence (ABC30)

More than two-thirds of people arrested in ‘Charlotte’s Web’ operation were not convicted of any crimes (WHQR)

New Data Release: Can Public Art Reduce Youth Firearm Injury? Evidence from Detroit (2022–2025) (ICPSR University of Michigan)

CRIM-TECH

‘Creepy surveillance’: why some cities are shutting down Flock cameras amid privacy concerns (The Guardian) see also: Some Twin Cities suburbs shut off license plate cameras over data sharing concerns (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

New AI system could answer some New Orleans service calls (WWLTV)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

25 Investigates: Lowell police release heavily redacted records about former officer (Boston 25)

Residents in one Colorado city want transparency, answers after police and fire chiefs were fired (CBS News)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

The Data Behind Prison Reform (The Brennan Center for Justice)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: AI in policing, crime rate, privacy

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:11:00 +0000

No warrant DNA collection, increased policing to fight crime, cannabis legalization associated with lower crime rates, predicting crime, cameras and AI surveillance, automated police report drafting, balancing public safety and privacy, license plate readers, police transparency, body cam footage, corrections officer turned drug smuggler, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Under no-warrant DNA collection, any Georgian’s genetic data could end up in police custody (Georgia Recorder)

These Fort Worth neighborhoods will see increased policing to fight violent crime (Fort Worth Star Telegram)

Police suspend using Tri-City Flock cameras because of new WA law (Tri-City Herald)

CRIME RATE

Most Crime Victims Know Their Offenders, Per The FBI (Law Enforcement Today)

Analysis: Cannabis Legalization Laws Associated With Lower Crime Rates (NORML.org)

How Camden, N.J., Cut Its Murder Rate to a 40-Year Low (NY Times)

Shootings up 78% in Chicago in one week, as city suffers two-month murder surge (NBC Chicago)

Predicting crime: Limits of criminometrics in police practice (Sage Journals)

New federal data reinforces nationwide drop in crime since pandemic peak (Stateline)

CRIM-TECH

Cameras have quietly appeared in thousands of US cities – now, their integration with AI is sounding alarms (The Conversation)

Automated Police Report Drafting (Center for Democracy and Technology)

Urban theft prediction via LLM-empowered spatiotemporal transformer (Scientific Reports)

Balancing public safety and privacy in use of license plate recognition (MassLive)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

DC Council overrides Mayor Bowser's veto of FAAR Act on police transparency (WJLA)

Georgia bill could limit access to police body cam, mugshots as transparency debate grows (CBS News)

Georgia taxpayers paid for greater visibility into policing. Now lawmakers want to block their view (Georgia Recorder)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

How a former Ohio corrections officer became a prison drug smuggler (The Columbus Dispatch)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime rate, surveillance tech, FOIA

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:53:00 +0000

Tampa assistant police chief on leave, Afroman defamation suit, Colorado Springs dissolving police advisory committee, police military equipment, behavioral health unit, pregnant and postpartum gun deaths, violent crime drop, drop in opioid overdoses, surveillance drones and tech, Las Vegas police deploy AI, MA State police misconduct report, long police FOIA timelines, restorative justice diversions, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

A Tampa assistant police chief is on leave. No one has said why (Tampa Bay Times)

Afroman prevails in cops' music video defamation suit after a brief but viral trial (NPR)

Jersey City to end 'fixed posts' for police, launch new data sharing (Gothamist)

Data breach linked to Crime Stoppers; Portland Police urge avoiding tip service for now (KATU)

Colorado Springs police advisory commission recommends dissolving (KOAA)

Fresno police will (finally) host a public military-equipment meeting — but is it enough? (Fresnoland)

Behavioral Health Unit expands crisis response with new grant funding (The Leavenworth Echo)

CRIME RATE

Mississippi leads the nation in gun deaths among those who are pregnant and postpartum (Mississippi Today)

Denver’s violent crime has dropped — but not everywhere in the city (The Denver Gazette)

Drop in opioid overdose deaths nears 50% since 2023 (Stateline)

All Hearts on Deck: How a Hip-Hop Artist and Five Crisis Mediators Cut Lexington’s Gun Violence by 60 Percent (LexingtonKY.news)

Oakland homicides fall to 25-year low – how did it stem the violence? (The Guardian)

CRIM-TECH

SFPD credits surveillance drones with aiding crime decline but some have privacy concerns (ABC7)

As Las Vegas Police Deploy AI, Privacy Advocates Voice Concern (Govtech)

Does Syracuse’s surveillance tech evaluation group have a right to privacy? Experts say no (Central Current)

Who watches more than 900 security cameras at Texas State University? Students. (Austin American Statesman)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Long FOIA timelines lead to transparency questions in Grand Rapids after police shooting (Michigan Advance)

Mass. State Police Misconduct Report Demands Transparency (Boston Today)

Records request shows lack of transparency about Oklahoma City license plate reader use (KOSU)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Restorative Justice Diversion: A Better Way to Provide Meaningful Accountability for Youth (The Sentencing Project)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime decline, police technology, LAPD crime data

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:35:00 +0000

Grand Rapids reviews policing after deadly shooting, cracking down on cargo theft, sweeping up data near a crime scene legalities, the great crime decline, police surveillance technology, politics of police technology adoption, facial recognition error lands grandmother in jail, automated license plate readers, LAPD lawsuit over public crime data, publicly available data and AI, ICE body cams, pepper spray reporting cut in Berkeley, prison reform, mass incarceration, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Grand Rapids unveils plan to review policing after deadly shooting (WOODTV)

Public Safety Leaders Back Bill to Crack Down on Cargo Theft (Trucking.org)

Minnesota bill says warrants that let police sweep up data near a crime scene should be illegal (CBS News)

CRIME RATE

What's Behind the Great Crime Decline? (KQED) see also: What’s Behind the Historic Drop in U.S. Crime (WSJ)

CRIM-TECH

Think More Carefully Before Going All In On Police Surveillance Technology (Honolulu Civil Beat)

UC Berkeley study examines the politics of police technology adoption (UC Berkeley)

Grandmother says she was wrongfully put in jail for a crime due to a facial recognition error (12 On Your Side)

Richmond’s Flock license plate readers will be turned back on through 2026 (Richmondside)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Despite public records requests and a lawsuit, LAPD still hasn’t released crime map data (LAist) see also: Legal battle over LAPD's crime data continues (CBS LA)

How Rules for Publicly Available Data Are Shaping the Future of AI (Center for Data Innovation)

Why ICE’s body camera policies make the videos unlikely to improve accountability and transparency (KHQ)

Berkeley cuts pepper spray reporting requirements for police (Berkeleyside)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Prison Reform in the United States (Brennan Center for Justice)

Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2026 (PrisonPolicy.org)

SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Surveillance, violent crime, mass incarceration

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:36:00 +0000

Radio encryption, public surveillance, lone wolf cyber attacks, murder and violent crime rate, impact of unilateral divorce on crime, gun violence in rural America, AI answering 911 calls, police drones, falsely accused because of license plate readers, police body cam transparency, what 911 data says about community needs, elderly parole program, mass incarceration, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Residents react to Decatur Police Department's announcement on encrypted dispatch, radio communications (FOX54) see also: Fairfax County Police will begin encrypting radio communication (WUSA9)

The Troubling Personal Side of Public Surveillance (The Marshall Project)

CRIME RATE

Feds Warn Against Lone Wolf Cyber Attacks Amid Iran Conflict (GovTech)

What’s behind the ‘historic collapse’ in homicide and violent crime rates in major US cities (CNN) see also: There Were 14,000 Murders In The United States Last Year (Jeff-alytics)

Reality Check: Why Do New York City’s Crime Numbers Change? (Vital City)

The Impact of Unilateral Divorce on Crime (SSRN)

Gun Violence in Rural America Is the Forgotten Public Health Epidemic (Center for American Progress)

Why mass shootings can’t be reduced to a mental illness diagnosis (The Conversation)

Nextdoor fuels crime fears in neighborhoods, study finds (Axios)

CRIM-TECH

As Detroit weighs renewal, ShotSpotter data raises cost-benefit questions (Michigan Advance)

AI is now answering non-911 calls to San Diego Sheriff's Department (NBC San Diego)

The software behind many police drones just expanded globally (DroneDJ)

Opinion: I was falsely accused of a crime because of license plate readers. Colorado lawmakers must put guardrails on mass surveillance. (The Colorado Sun)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

'Win for transparency' after NJ court ruling on police bodycam video (My Central Jersey)

What 911 Data Says About Community Needs in New York City (Vera.org)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

California’s elderly parole program makes sense for inmates ‘aging out of crime’ (CalMatters)

Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2026 (Prison Policy Initiative)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Police technology, data, criminal justice

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:16:00 +0000

Police training, police misconduct, bias homicide database, domestic violence, police technology, automate license plate readers, crime data dashboard, police transparency, open data, transparency portals, women's justice, criminal justice data gap, second look hearings, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Everett shuts down Flock camera network after judge rules footage is public record (King 5)

The critical role of equipment and training in emergency police response (IOPC)

New York City's tab for police misconduct settlements: Nearly $800 million since 2019 (ABC7NY)

Police chief faces further misconduct probes (BBC)

CRIME RATE

Introducing the Bias Homicide Database (University of Arkansas News)

Fact Check Team: More than 1 in 4 violent crimes now involve a domestic relationship (The National News Desk)

CRIM-TECH

Portland and Auburn city councilors take steps on controversial police technology (News Center Maine)

CT state police deploy new multimillion-dollar technology, equipment (CT Mirror)

WPD Chief Brian Shab talks staffing, technology in policing (The Pajaronian)

San Diego data engineer creates crime data dashboard to make it more digestible (NBC San Diego)

Milwaukee law enforcement faces growing scrutiny around facial recognition technology use (Wisconsin Watch)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

DC Council unanimously passes emergency bills on MPD transparency amid federal surge (WJLA)

Henderson police chief delivers on promise of more press conferences, transparency (8 News Now)

Joplin police chief unveils transparency portal for cameras (KSN16)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Advancing Women's Justice What We Should Know, But Don't (Council on Criminal Justice)

Bridging the Data Gap in Criminal Justice (RStreet)

Colorado bill would allow ‘second look’ hearings to shorten some prison sentences (Colorado News Line)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime fighting tech, domestic violence, misconduct transparency

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:10:00 +0000

Crisis response system, police involved deaths, federal agents face less accountability, lag in police hiring, domestic violence, crime rate, the Breaking Bad effect, crime fighting tech, facial recognition errors, fees to view public records, Idaho officer misconduct transparency, intellectual disability in the criminal justice system, criminal records increase prison terms, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

City’s crisis response system under scrutiny after three police-involved deaths in eight days (Baltimore Beat)

Why federal agents face less accountability than local police (Axios)

'Not even treading water': Washington state continues to lag in police hiring (KOMO)

MPD officer accused of misusing police equipment to monitor dating partner (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

CRIME RATE

State attorney urges AG to restore funds to help domestic violence victims (Central Florida Public Media) see also: Domestic violence homicides are on the rise in NC. Could a red flag law stop it? (The News and Observer)

The 'Breaking Bad' Effect From Cancer Is Real, Study Finds (Science Alert)

Is US crime at a historic low? (BBC)

CRIM-TECH

Police AI chief admits crime-fighting tech will have bias but vows to tackle it (The Guardian)

Your phone is now a crime scene in your pocket (WFMD)

Facial recognition error prompts police to arrest Asian man for burglary 100 miles away (The Guardian)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Alexander to withdraw bill imposing fees to view public records (Johnson City Press)

Idaho records exposed officer misconduct. Then the state decided to conceal them. (Investigate West)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

How AI Can Help Address Safety and Rehabilitation in Prisons (GovTech)

Tools for Intellectual Disability in the Criminal Justice System (CRIMRXIV)

Re-Punished for the Past: How Criminal Records Increase Prison Terms and Racial Injustice (The Sentencing Project)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime rate, surveillance, prison

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:59:00 +0000

Mental health crisis response teams, police transparency, gun violence in rural America, domestic violence, homicides decrease, international Epstein arrests and investigations, youth violence, modernizing emergency dispatch, Ring and Flock partnerships, surveillance concerns, transparency in police use of force policies, AI in policing, AI addresses safety and rehab in prison, women and the death penalty, juvenile justice data, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Mental health crisis response team to launch in April (Idaho Mountain Express)

Wichita Falls police chief vows transparency amid criticism (KFDX)

CRIME RATE

Crime Hits a 50-Year Low, Unless an Abuser Sleeps Beside You (Psychology Today)

Gun Violence in Rural America Is the Forgotten Public Health Epidemic (Center for American Progress)

Feeling unsafe in neighborhoods may predict lower cognition and more mental health symptoms (Medical Express)

Homicides in California Have Decreased Dramatically (Public Policy Institute of California)

When Has Murder Been This Low? (Jeff-alytics)

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested: King Charles says ‘law must take its course’ as ex-prince taken into custody (The Guardian) see also: Two senior Norwegian diplomats being investigated over Epstein links (The Guardian)

Durham mayor sounds the alarm about ‘out of control’ youth violence (WRAL)

CRIM-TECH

Arlington County, Va., Modernizes Its Emergency Dispatch (GovTech)

Undergrad’s “SafeWalk AI” app uses crime data to assess street safety for pedestrians in urban areas (Bryant University)

Ring cancels Flock partnership amid broader surveillance concerns (GeekWire) see also: Super Bowl ad sparks debate: Is Ring Camera’s pet-finding feature an invasion of privacy? (WHEC)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Initiative strengthens transparency in police use-of-force policies (Phys.org)

AI in Policing: Transparency Is the Safeguard (Right On Crime)

Police Radio Dispatch Changes Raise Transparency Concerns, End Journalists Access in Metro Detroit (The Metro Detroit News)

East Lansing Police Department Pledges Openness After Year Marked By Transparency Rollbacks (East Lansing Info)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

How AI Can Help Address Safety and Rehabilitation in Prisons (GovTech)

“What to Know”: Women and the Death Penalty (Death Penalty Information Center)

What Juvenile Justice Data Reveal — And What the Numbers Can’t Tell Us (Annie E Casey Foundation)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Violent crime drop, police use of AI, mass incarceration

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Beautification efforts to reduce violent crime, gun safety policies, gun homicides drop, campus crime drop, juvenile shooting victims decrease, police expand use of AI in Laredo, drones, police use of force transparency, community trust, police accountability, mass incarceration, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Hawaii island’s new chief discusses his policing approach, priorities (Star Advertiser)

Amended complaint adds felony charges against Greenfield police chief (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

CRIME RATE

Philadelphia’s city beautification efforts could reduce violent crime, Penn researchers say (The Daily Pennsylvanian)

Gun Safety Policies Save Lives. Which states have the ideal laws to prevent gun violence? (Everytown for Gun Safety) see also: The Science of Gun Policy A Critical Synthesis of Research Evidence on the Effects of Gun Policies in the United States, Fifth Edition (RAND)

Tucson gun homicides dropped nearly 20% in 2025, officials say (Arizona Luminara)

New crime data for NC public schools continues positive trend (Carolina Coast Online)

Data shows 61% decrease in King County juvenile shooting victims across 2025 (KOMO)

Why are some young people attracted to gangs and what are some evidence-based solutions? (The Conversation)

Shapiro-Davis Administration Opens $20.7 Million Grant Program to Improve Safety , Expand Access to Mental Health Resources in Pennsylvania’s Schools (PA.gov)

CRIM-TECH

Police Department in Laredo, Texas, Expands Use of AI (GovTech)

Louisville police use patrol drones, focus on specific neighborhoods to cut crime in 2026 (WDRB)

Fargo police defend use of Flock cameras as crime-solving tool (Inforum)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Five Ways Public-Sector Leaders Can Boost Transparency and Build Community Trust (Governing)

Stanford Center for Racial Justice Brings Transparency to the Rules Governing Police Use of Force (Stanford Law School)

Port Commission Unanimously Adopts Order to Strengthen Police Transparency and Accountability (Port of Seattle)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Following the Money of Mass Incarceration 2026 (Prison Policy)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Automated license plate readers, police tech, police transparency

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:08:00 +0000

Homicide clearance rates, hot spots policing, police misconduct costs, mobile crisis teams, health shocks and criminal behavior, reducing gun violence, police tech proposal rejected in Durham, automate license plate readers, Justice AI Tracker, police oversight, police transparency, reducing recidivism, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Police homicide clearance rate hits 13-year high as murders fall dramatically citywide (Hyde Park Herald)

Public Perceptions of Hot Spots Policing: How Crime Reduction Stats and Stigma Narratives Affect Public Perceptions (Springer Link)

Virginia lawmakers push for federal database on police misconduct costs (WVVA)

Former Capitol Police chief talks about the increase in threats against lawmakers (WCBU)

Mountain View officials allege federal, state agencies accessed Flock camera data without consent (ABC7)

Phoenix Police receives certification for new crime records system (Daily Independent)

They help police with mental health calls. So why are 'mobile crisis' teams in crisis? (NPR)

CRIME RATE

Homicides in England and Wales fall to lowest level since records began (The Guardian)

Crime rates fell across US cities in 2025 (Stateline)

The hidden social costs of cancer. A Danish study shows that an adverse health shock increases the chances of criminal behavior. (American Economic Association)

Immigration arrests surge by 1,500% in San Diego: ‘I feel the temperature rising’ (CalMatters.org)

How To Reduce Gun Violence in Cities With Jens Ludwig (Jeff-alytics)

CRIM-TECH

Durham City Council rejects police tech proposal (ABC 11)

Angry Norfolk residents lose lawsuit to stop Flock license plate scanners (Ars Technica)

Oklahoma City considers future of crime-fighting software amid privacy concerns (KOCO)

Mixed Opinions on License Plate Readers in Lake County, Ill. (GovTech)

New ‘Justice AI Tracker’ watches how police, courts are using AI (StateScoop)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Baltimore City Council largely silent amid growing transparency concerns over MONSE (Fox Baltimore)

Aurora community discusses police oversight, emphasizes transparency (Sentinel Colorado)

The 2025 State of Open Data report: Can technology push openness forward? (Springer Nature)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

A Scalable Model for Reducing Recidivism (Governing)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime rate down, body cams, recidivism

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:44:00 +0000

Police use of force, UK creating British FBI, body cam video deletion, police overtime, homicide rates fall, violent crime down, justice for trafficking survivors, LLMs as judicial decision makers, AI transparency in policing, automated license plate readers, mothering experiences from women in jail, recidivism among violent offenders, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Minnesota shooting sparks renewed focus on police use-of-force training in WNC (WLOS)

UK plans to create 'British FBI' to bring national probes under single police force (ABC News)

LAPD would delete nearly 12 million body camera videos under proposed policy change (LA Times)

CRIME RATE

Homicide rate falls in dozens of cities: Research (The Hill)

Violent crime is down in Minneapolis, but police overtime is up amid ICE surge. The department logged about $3 million in overtime for five days in which officers’ days off had to be canceled. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Why Crime Rates Are Falling Across the U.S. (TIME)

Kristi Noem said most immigrants in ICE detention are violent criminals. The data says otherwise. ICE’s own data shows about half of detainees have criminal records. Independent analysis suggests roughly 5% were convicted of violent crimes. (Poynter)

Justice for Trafficking Survivors Is a Win for Victims, but It Shouldn’t Be the Last (Right On Crime)

Chicago records fewest killings since 1965 (WBEZ)

CRIM-TECH

Evaluating Large Language Models as Judicial Decision-Makers (Taylor and Francis Online)

Minneapolis killings put a focus on use of body cameras (NPR)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

‘We don’t have anything to hide’: Bowling Green Police explain use of Flock cameras (WKYU)

Transparency is not a luxury in police AI, it is the absolute minimum. (Digital Rights Watch)

Washington Police Department Activates Flock Safety Public Transparency Portal (KCII Radio)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Locked down or let out after COVID-19: political systems and global incarceration (Taylor and Francis Online)

“I Have Already Lost My Kids”: Mothering Experiences of Women in Jail (Sage Journals)

Louisiana Paroles Its Lowest Number of Prisoners in 20 Years Under Gov. Jeff Landry (PorPublica)

Federal Funding Cuts Target Efforts to Reduce Sexual Abuse in Prisons (Brennan Center for Justice)

Recidivism Among Violent Offenders: Evaluating the Cumulative Impact of Psychological and Social Risk Factors (Springer Link)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Murder rates drop, cellphone location data, license plate readers

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:09:00 +0000

Cellphone location data, pregnancy prosecutions, Santa Cruz cuts license plate readers, crime decreasing, murder rates plummet, how criminals get guns, zero dollar bail policy on crime, legal sports betting linked to increase in violent crime, AI and predictive policing, license plate readers and privacy concerns, transparency and accountability are not anti-law enforcement, death in jails, death penalty, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Supreme Court agrees to decide if police can seek sweeping cellphone location data in investigations (CNN)

Pregnancy prosecutions are on the rise (Axios)

Santa Cruz cuts Flock cameras over data sharing concerns with agencies like ICE (KMPH)

CRIME RATE

Colorado crime decreased in almost every category during 1st half of 2025: Report (KDVR)

The Impact of California’s Zero Dollar Bail Policy On Crime (Springer Nature Link)

How Criminals Get Their Guns (Vital City)

Murders plummeted more than 20% in U.S. last year, the largest drop on record, study shows (CBS) see also: U.S. murder rate hits lowest level since 1900, report says (Axios)

Crime Trends in U.S. Cities Year-End 2025 Update (Council on Criminal Justice)

Legal sports betting linked to sharp increases in violent crime, study finds (University of Michigan)

CRIM-TECH

The Role of AI and Predictive Policing in Crime Prevention (RIT Libraries)

Scottsdale PD’s massive use of AI license plate tracking cameras raises privacy concerns (AZ Mirror)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Transparency and accountability are not anti-law enforcement (CT Mirror)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Nearly 100 People Died in Illinois Jails Over 4 Years (Governing)

New Autopsy Report Renews Concerns about Arizona’s Execution Protocol (Death Penalty Information Center)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Police transparency, license plate readers, prison

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:51:00 +0000

Police budget, community trust, police transparency, crime rates drop, school shootings in 2025, preventing human trafficking, firearm violence in Chicago, calming political violence, license plate reader controversy, interactions with federal agents, police transparency tools, fake reports in prisons, how the prison system perpetuates violence, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Pensacola police chief finalists face public on budget, community ties, transparency (WEAR)

Little Rock police chief addresses city crime trends, community trust, and use of technology (THV11)

CRIME RATE

Atlanta records lowest homicide total since 2018, officials say (CBS News)

Commission on Crime and Delinquency Launches New Website Aimed at Preventing Human Trafficking (PA.gov)

How many school shootings in 2025? (Riedman Report)

How to calm political violence, according to psychologists (American Psychological Association)

Eviction, Collective Efficacy, and Firearm Violence in Chicago (JAMA Network)

Crime dropped in St. Louis in 2025, mirroring national trend (St Louis Public Radio)

CRIM-TECH

"Hello police? I'd like to report a journalism." (Benn Jordan YouTube)

Flock cameras help solve crimes in St. Cloud area — but what happens to all that license plate data? (St Cloud Live)

Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error (404 Media)

Charlottesville and Staunton cancel license plate reading technology (WVTF)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Dallas Police push back on call for more transparency on interactions with federal agents (NBC DFW)

New transparency tools added to Lake Orion Police website (Lake Orion Review)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Former prison guard says Robert Brooks’ case was not first time officers wrote fake reports (Syracuse.com)

Death on the inside: as a prison officer, I saw how the system perpetuates violence (The Guardian)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Domestic violence protections, AI, crime rate drops

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:28:00 +0000

DC Chief fiery rebuke, crime data cover-up, protecting domestic violence victims, domestic violence offender registry, drop in crime, Detroit murders fall below 200 for first time in decades, mental health needs and criminal legal system, AI and policing, data driven crime prediction, AI powered police cameras, police FOIA transparency, counting the number of people in prison, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

'F you!' | DC Police Chief delivers fiery rebuke to critics in walkout ceremony (WUSA9)

New report details successful elimination of sexual assault kit backlog, recommends further legislative action (Washington State Office of the Attorney General)

Gilbert police deny claims of crime data cover-up (AZFamily)

A County’s Move to Protect Domestic Violence Victims Is Spreading Across Tennessee After Legislative Delay (WPLN)

Massachusetts Legislators Want to Discourage Police From Lying to Suspects (Governing)

What Do Police Officers Really Think About Body Cameras? (A&E)

CRIME RATE

Tennessee launches nation's first domestic violence offender registry (The Tennessean)

2025 Year in Review: A Remarkable Drop In Crime (Jeff-alytics) and also: Will Murder Fall Again in 2026? (Jeff-alytics)

Detroit murders fall below 200 for first time in six decades, police chief says (The Detroit News)

Campaign Zero is launching Safe Cities—a national campaign and first-ever data platform that redefines what public safety means and how it is measured (Campaign Zero)

The Year in Gun Violence Solutions (The Trace)

Using Data to Understand the Intersection of Mental Health Needs and Criminal Legal System Involvement (Urban.org)

CRIM-TECH

Ribbit ribbit! Artificial Intelligence programs used by Heber City police claim officer turned into a frog (Fox13)

Data-driven crime prediction: Toward smarter reduction strategies (RIT Library)

The Role of AI and Predictive Policing in Crime Prevention (RIT Libraries)

AI-powered police cameras face pushback from Wisconsin communities (WPR)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Transparency Update: Manchester police continue to flout FOI duties (Inside Investigator)

Hochul vetoes transparency bill aimed at NY police radio transmissions (Syracuse.com)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

How many people are in prisons in the US? (USA Facts)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Police transparency, campus violence, crim-tech

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:27:00 +0000

DC chief manipulated crime data, active warrant arrest scam, school shootings lasting impact, HI gun deaths, underreported campus sexual assaults, gunshot detection, AI used to improve police data, drones as first responders, surveillance camera plan, police transparency, license plate readers, drone transparency, prison health worker vacancies, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

AV Remarks on Policing for Preventing and Solving Crime Before the Washington State House of Representatives’ Community Safety Committee, December 4, 2025 (Arnold Ventures)

House Oversight Committee report alleges DC police chief manipulated crime data (CNN)

CRIME RATE

Get the Facts: Is Venezuela a primary drug trafficker to the United States? (WCVB)

No, you don't have an active warrant for your arrest. How to avoid scams (The Columbus Dispatch)

School Shootings and Their Lasting Impact: A Review of the Educational, Mental Health, and Socioeconomic Consequences for U.S. Students (Scientific Research)

Hawai‘i Gun Deaths: Amid Uptick, Leaders Take Debate Underground (Honolulu Civil Beat)

Over nearly a decade, the State College Police Department underreported hundreds of rapes in public data, a Spotlight PA investigation found, masking the true extent of the crime in the community surrounding Penn State. (Spotlight PA)

CRIM-TECH

Detroit Police officials overseeing gunshot sensors don’t know their locations — and say that’s fine (Michigan Advance)

Improving police recorded crime data for domestic violence and abuse through natural language processing (PubMed)

Denver police quietly launch drones as first-responders in program to fight crime from the sky (Denver 7)

Oakland approves $2M surveillance camera plan (The Oaklandside)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Residents Request Transparency and Law on City Cooperation with ICE (Peekskill Herald)

Audit calls for more transparency in how Salt Lake County DA makes decisions (KSL News Radio)

License plate cameras grow across Iowa, but transparency varies (Axios Des Moines)

Droning on. Chicagoland law enforcement agencies fly surveillance drones outside the public eye. (Chicago Reader)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Prison health workers are among the best-paid public employees. Why are so many jobs vacant? (CalMatters)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Arrest trends, murder rate, police drones

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:01:00 +0000

DC chief resigns, discipline recommendations left sitting for months, arrest trends, care response teams, domestic violence, gun violence a public health epidemic, murder and death rates falling, radio encryption, police drones, AI powered facial recognition, campus hazing, body cam footage, human trafficking behind prison walls, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

DC police chief resigns amid Trump pressure and crime data manipulation probe (Fox)

25 Investigates: Discipline recommendations for Boston police officers left sitting for months (Boston 25 News)

Methodology and Data Sources: Arrest Trends in America, 1980-2024 (Council on Criminal Justice)

How Cities Have Implemented ‘Care Response’ Teams on 911 Calls (Governing)

CRIME RATE

Millions of Americans have reported being victims of domestic violence. Experts say we need to talk about it more. (CBS News)

Why is Gun Violence a Public Health Epidemic? (Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions)

It's Not Just Murder That Is Falling Rapidly. Death rates from several causes in the US are falling fast. (Jeff-alytics)

New Report: Most of Pennsylvania Crime Guns Bought at Small Number of Licensed Firearm Dealers (BradyUnited.org)

CRIM-TECH

Emergency Notification System Hit by Cyber Attack (GovTech)

Law enforcement agencies signal willingness to talk after experts question sudden policy shift. Critics insist full encryption will slow urgent alerts, hinder transparency, and leave the public with fewer trusted sources (KBTX)

Green Bay police's first response to 911 calls could soon be a drone

Amazon’s Ring rolls out controversial, AI-powered facial-recognition feature to video doorbells (TechCrunch)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Campus Hazing Transparency Report: Compliance Requirements for the Stop Campus Hazing Act (Campus Safety Magazine)

New RPD Community Dashboard allows public to see body-worn camera usage data (Spectrum News)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

‘Human trafficking behind prison walls’: women jailed in Texas allege rampant sexual abuse (The Guardian)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Police transparency, AI, regional dashboard

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:55:00 +0000

Police collaboration, smart cities and safe streets, property crime rates, gun dealers source of trafficked firearms, regional crime data, AI transforming crime, positivity bias in crime perceptions, deepfakes, robot dogs, police use of surveillance tech transparency, use of force dashboard, body cam transparency, locking up kids, jail deaths, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

CPD, Sheriff's Office and OSHP share how cooperation effort is going (WVXU)

Suquamish police chief working to prioritize transparency, collaboration (Kitsap Sun)

CRIME RATE

How have property crime rates changed over time? (USA Facts)

Exploring the Local Positivity Bias in Crime Perceptions (Gallup)

Smart Cities and Safe Streets – The Power of Environmental Criminology and Data Analytics (Trends Research and Advisory)

Gun dealers are major source of trafficked firearms (Stateline)

Are Your Criminal Justice Laws Working? Here’s How to Tell . (National Conference of State Legislatures)

CRIM-TECH

Making regional crime data work: Inside the DC regions’ groundbreaking dashboard (Police1)

After Outcry, Bay City, Mich., Rejects License Plate Readers (GovTech)

Deepfakes, government hacks, cloned voices: Ohio's new AI crime wave (Axios)

Police 'Robot Dogs’ Raise Concerns as More Departments Adopt Them (Governing)

AI is transforming crime, too (NPR)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Little Rock board votes against public transparency on police use of surveillance tech (Arkansas Times)

A Message on Transparency, Safety, and Our Commitment to Boulder (BoulderColorado.gov)

IMPD, community leaders launch crime and use-of-force data dashboard aimed at improving transparency (WTHR)

Fort Worth police launch new unit to improve transparency and accountability (Fort Worth Star Telegram)

Rochester police body-cams gain transparency with new community dashboard (Rochester First)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Locking up kids won’t stop crime, or incarceration’s vicious cycle (Seattle Times)

Another death at Cook County Jail raises questions amid ongoing transparency fight (Chicago Crusader)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Perceptions of crime, AI, data transparency

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:01:00 +0000

Targeting complex criminal networks, mortality among law enforcement officers, police oversight board sees widespread refusal, New Orleans consent decree ends, San Diego police shortages, predictive policing, AI reinventing crime, US bishops call for tighter gun laws, perceptions of crime, alternatives to police response, AI in policing, facial recognition, safety and transparency go hand in hand, data winter emerges, press access to executions, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Deerfield Beach residents meet about possible breakup with Broward Sheriff's Office, creating first city police department since 1990 (CBS News)

Oregon DOJ launches program targeting complex criminal networks (KCBY)

Mortality among law enforcement officers in the United States: a population-wide analysis of the National Occupational Mortality Surveillance data, 2020–2023 (CRIMRXIV)

Boston’s police oversight board sees ‘widespread refusal’ by officers to cooperate (MassLive)

New Orleans police consent decree ends after 12 years (WDSU)

San Diego Police shortages are slowing down response times, report shows (Fox 5 San Diego)

CRIME RATE

AI is reinventing crime and cops aren't ready (Axios)

US bishops call for tighter gun laws amid ‘epidemic of violence’ (The Catholic Herald)

Is ShotSpotter helping to make Cleveland safer? City Council debates the question (Signal Cleveland)

Perceptions of Crime Are Shifting Gallup's annual poll shows some positive change. (Jeff-alytics) see also: Are Americans Worried About Crime? It Depends on How They Voted. The sitting president can be a better predictor of how safe someone feels than what the crime data shows. (The Marshall Project)

Tacoma considers long-term safety plan, including 'alternatives' to police response (King5)

CRIM-TECH

When trust turns digital: why relational cues matter in online crime-reporting portals (Springer Link)

Axon Will Buy Carbyne as Part of New 911 Network Push (GovTech)

Predictive Policing in Practice: How AI Is Shaping Law Enforcement in U.S. Cities Published at CityGov.com (CityGov)

Ring’s Jamie Siminoff thinks AI can reduce crime (The Verge)

DHS Gives Local Cops a Facial Recognition App To Find Immigrants (404 Media)

RapidSOS Raises $100M as It Pushes Public Safety AI (GovTech)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Editorial: How safety and transparency go hand in hand (The Whit Online)

The Emergence of a Data Winter: The Growing Enclosure of Data at a Time of Rapid AI Advances (SSRN)

Inside RCFP attorneys’ fight for police transparency in Pennsylvania (Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press)

On the agenda: Richmond council to weigh police transparency rules, $12 million in contracts (Grandview Independent)

What Information Does the University of Chicago Police Department Make Public? (Chicago Maroon)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

News outlets challenge Tennessee restrictions on press access to executions (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime data transparency, license plate readers, crime rate

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:04:00 +0000

Essential services for crime victims slashed, LAPD stops releasing public crime data, does shuttering a school impact neighborhood violence, protecting yourself against scams, data informed youth justice, AI to communicate with non-English speakers, license plate leaders, funding police technology, UK to stop publishing crime data, did prison replace mental hospitals, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Justice Department Slashes Essential Services for Crime Victims (Brennan Center for Justice)

Truth or crime. The facts behind an American obsession (Deseret News)

LAPD stops releasing criminal map records The department said the decision was made to better serve public interest. (USC Annenberg Media)

CRIME RATE

As Philadelphia Weighs New School Closings, Advocates Ask: Does Shuttering a School Impact Neighborhood Violence? (Mind Site News)

WA residents lost $55 million to these scams in 2024. How to protect yourself (The Olympian)

Data-informed youth justice creates safer communities (Clarion Ledger)

CRIM-TECH

Police in Delaware County using AI to communicate with non-English speakers (NBC Philadelphia)

Southington police credit license plate readers with dramatic crime reduction (WFSB)

City Council barely approves new Municipal Court fee to help fund police technology (The Denver Gazette)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

FAC Sues City of Vallejo for Police Shooting Records (First Amendment Coalition)

Are police agencies being transparent enough with the Flock license plate reading cameras? (KVAL)

UK to publish less official data in drive to restore quality (reuters)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Did prison just replace mental hospitals? (Slow Boring)

System for determining if someone is mentally fit for trial in Pa. is in crisis, new report finds (Spotlight PA)

America’s Incarceration Crossroads: Reversing Progress Amid Record-Low Crime Rates (The Sentencing Project)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime data transparency, gun violence, AI

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:04:00 +0000

LAPD steps backwards in data transparency, overspending budgets, police video ordinance, impact of being a wife of a police officer, Boston requires name tags, tempered crime fighting methods, how to strengthen domestic violence response, gun violence drop, murder victims skewing older, encrypted radios, AI in criminal justice, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

LAPD withholds data. Lawyer says denial violates public records law (LAist)

What does it mean when a neighborhood’s emergency calls to 911 and service requests to 311 go up? (Bloomberg Harvard)

Chicago Police Department Overspent Its Budget By $501M Over 5 Years: Data (WTTW)

North Charleston Police Chief hosts town hall to connect with community (WCSC)

Detroit passes new police video ordinance as critics slam ‘edited’ shooting footage (Detroit Free Press)

Rivian’s onboard cameras save owner from a false accusation by police (Electrek)

The impact of education in critical thinking on leadership in police and emergency services (Taylor and Francis)

“It Can Eat You Alive”: The Impact of Being the Wife of a Police Officer (Springer Link)

Boston police now required to wear nametags under new contract extension (Boston.com)

CRIME RATE

Americans Prefer Tempered Crime-Fighting Methods (Gallup)

New data shows Burlington crime down as city expands safety resources (NBC5)

St. Louis year-to-date homicide rate falls to lowest level since 2013 (KSDK)

October Spotlight on Criminal Justice: How to Strengthen Domestic Violence Response and Case Closure (RStreet)

Murder Victims Are Skewing Older (Jeff-alytics)

A Trace Analysis of 150 U.S. Cities Shows One of the Greatest Drops in Gun Violence — Ever (The Trace)

The Psychology of Gun Violence How science can help build a safer America. (Psychology Today)

CRIM-TECH

Principles for the Use of AI in Criminal Justice (Council on Criminal Justice)

A new AI technique may aid violent crime forensics (Science News)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Berkeley police will encrypt all radio traffic, a blow to transparency advocates (Berkeleyside)

How CPD staffing shortages are leaving holes in crime dashboard data (KOMU)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Jeff-alytics Podcast Episode 4: How Jail Data Can Inform Criminal Justice Policies with Anna Harvey (Jeff-alytics)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: AI, gun violence, surveillance

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:11:00 +0000

Sheriff office cheating scandal, Cincinnati chief placed on administrative leave, law enforcement leaders annual awards, reported crime may be falling, fentanyl seizures, Ceasefire Virginia, gunshots down in Detroit, effect of street lighting on public safety, AI used to find traits of serial killers, AI police surveillance, automated license plate readers, RoboCop car that can release drones, Phoenix police data transparency, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Hillsborough sheriff’s colonels resign in wake of cheating scandal (Tampa Bay Times)

Massive Legal Costs Weigh on Local Budgets (Governing)

Auburn Police cut off feature after report of Border Patrol camera access (Auburn Examiner)

Cincinnati police chief placed on administrative leave (WLWT)

Closing the Case: Michigan’s Push to Solve Violent Crime (R Street)

National Policing Institute Honors Outstanding Law Enforcement Leaders with Annual Awards (National Policing Institute)

CRIME RATE

Reported Crime May Be Falling At A Historic Rate In The US (Jeff-alytics)

Trump isn’t sending troops to cities with highest crime rates, data shows Legal battles continue over National Guard deployments that experts say do little to curb crime. (Stateline)

How much fentanyl is seized at US borders each month? (USA Facts)

'Ceasefire Virginia' program credited for sharp decline in violent crime (WJLA)

Could clearance rates be key to addressing criminal justice failures? (reason Foundation)

Reports of gunshots down in Detroit this summer, data shows (Detroit News)

A Comparative Study of Mass and Non-Mass School Shootings in the United States (Taylor and Francis Online)

Shining a Light on Crime - the effect of improved street lighting on public safety. (OMNIA UPenn)

CRIM-TECH

These are the traits most likely to make you a killer, according to police AI (Science Focus) see also: AI Police Surveillance Bias - The "Minority Report" Impacting Constitutional Rights (The National Law Review) and also: York police use AI cameras to help solve crimes, but community members have questions (WGME)

Amazon Ring security cameras moving deeper into law enforcement with Flock Safety, Axon deals (CNBC)

County Accepts State Grant For Violent Crime Reduction, Including Continuation of Flock Cameras (Ithaca.com)

RoboCop car drives itself and releases drones to catch criminals (Phelps County Focus)

ZeroEyes Takes Flight With New Law Enforcement Drones (GovTech)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Gaps in data expose shortcomings in Phoenix Police Department’s pledge for transparency in shootings (Cronkite News)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

A federal prisoner was shot dead in Florida in rare gunfire behind bars (NBC News)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: AI in police reports, police transparency, civilian oversight

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:09:00 +0000

Police use of force, civilian oversight board, militarizing public safety, no evidence linking antidepressant use to mass shootings, domestic violence and gun violence linked, bullying and violent crime in MI schools, MN pulls breathalyzers, transparency for AI police reports, police data transparency and accountability systems, golf in prison for second chances, realities of prison life, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

The impact of officer and supervisor training in police use of force incidents (Science Direct)

It Took an Outsider to Change Columbus' Police Force (Governing)

Highly anticipated report calls for ‘overdue’ Worcester Police civilian oversight board (MassLive)

Militarizing Public Safety Responses Is a Strategic and Legal Misstep (R Street)

Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux talks transparency, community with police oversight board (KERA)

CRIME RATE

New study finds no evidence linking antidepressant use to mass shootings (PsyPost)

The Influence of Firearm Dealer Openings and Closings on Local Shootings in the U.S. (American Journal of Preventative Medicine)

Report: Domestic Violence and Gun Violence Intricately Linked (KRCU)

School safety data: Bullying, violent crime in SE Michigan schools (Click on Detroit)

Does the news reflect what we die from? (Our World in Data)

CRIM-TECH

Minnesota pulls breathalyzers for review after data entry errors reported (MPR News)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Victory! California Requires Transparency for AI Police Reports (EFF.org) see also: Concerns about AI-written police reports spur states to regulate the emerging practice (The Conversation)

Ann Arbor Exploring Better Police Data Transparency and Accountability Systems (WRIF)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

‘I never thought I’d be golfing, let alone in prison’: Here, golf offers a second chance (Golf.com)

Inmates share realities of prison life with Great Falls teens (KRTV)

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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime trends, AI and crime

noreply@blogger.com (SpotCrime) — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:22:00 +0000

FBI axes partnership with SPLC, FOP pressures police chief, DC crime trends, political violence, criminal charges in child abuse cases, unusual approach to gun regulation, the evolving business of crime, juvenile homicides, license plate readers, AI and the business of crime, ICE raids, prison land sale transparency, and more...