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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Violence against women, real time crime centers, precrimes

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Richmond crisis team, funding for solving crimes and improving crime reporting in PA, cybercrime and video games, crime rate drop, violence against women, GA homicides drop, survivors guide to navigating image-based abuse, real time crime centers, precrimes and AI, FOIA costs, Stanford Prison Experiment, prison commutations, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Richmond’s crisis team has been 5 years in the making. Here’s how its first 120 days went  (RichmondSide) City settles lawsuit alleging falsified evidence by officer  (Fox21) Shapiro‑Davis Administration to Invest $3.5 Million for Police Departments to Solve More Crimes and Improve Crime Reporting (PA.gov) CRIME RATE Cybercrime and which Video Games? A Scoping Review  (Springer Nature Link) Crime rate in Minnesota dropping back to pre-pandemic levels  (Minnesota Star Tribune) Georgia homicides dropped 18%, but families still feel the pain of violence  (WSB) Nearly Nine out of 10 Women Murdered by Men are Killed by...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime rate, private security, Flock transparency

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The big business of private security, addressing gun violence,  data tech and community partners contributors to lowering crime, retail crime issues, crime decline, Baltimore homicides drop, domestic violence driving up assaults, summer violence reduction, America 911 system out of date, police body cams speak 50 languages, ALPRs, transparency with Flock portals, giving money to ex-cons to keep them out of prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The big business of personal protection: How private security became a $50 billion industry  (CNBC) What are Olympia police doing to address recent gun violence downtown?  (The Olympian) Fort Worth violent crime drops sharply in 2026, Chief credits data technology and community partners  (WFAA) CRIME RATE Who Gets Credit for the Drop in Crime? Whoever Claims It.  (Governing) Walmart, Target, and Kroger face new retail crime issue  (The Street) Baltimore nears lowest homicide rate in nearly 50 years, but residents cite ot...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime decline, police transparency, domestic violence

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Youth curfew, real-time crime alerts for daycares, domestic violence call responses, crime declines, Norfolk homicide jump, civilianized safety practitioners, DC National Guard missing from crime data, domestic violence's hidden homicides, public drone dashboard in New Orleans, Fort Wayne PD asks for feedback on its transparency, police transparency, rehabilitation in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Greensboro City Council, police review youth curfew proposal, seek more crime data  (ABC 45) PBSO to register every county daycare for AWARE real-time crime alerts  (CBS 12) Montgomery mayor cites crime data decline, bond concerns at monthly briefing  (WSFA) SC ranks among top states for domestic violence. How do officers respond to these dangerous calls?  (The Post and Courier) CRIME RATE Overall number of hate crimes declines, but communities continue to be targeted  (Southern Poverty Law Center) Who Gets Credit for the Drop in Crime? Whoever Claims It. (Govern...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Transparency, gun violence, license plate readers

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Whistleblower lawsuit over MPD crime data, recovering stolen property, gun violence, public health emergency, ICE arrests, sex trafficking ring against county prosecutor, hacked WordPress sites running global crime ring, DeSantis says license plate readers out of control, surveillance tech, LAPD stops putting records online, transparency with police response to 2020 protests, prison safety and transparency, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Kirkland police recover more than $30K in stolen property across King County  (My Northwest) Veteran DC cop files $4M whistleblower lawsuit against MPD over crime data  (WJLA) Portsmouth takes new approach to gun violence, treating crime as a public health emergency  (13 News Now) ICE arrested a record number of people without criminal records in summer enforcement surge, new data shows  (CBS News) Neighbors shocked by sex trafficking ring charges against former Anoka County prosecutor (The Minnesota Star Tribune) CRIME RATE Experts war...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Police hiring and training, crime rate drop, mental health

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Rethinking police training, hiring police officers, violent crime keeps failing, homicides hit four year low in Kansas City, American gun violence, license plate reader programs, massive genetic database for policing, school district says 'No' to electric shock gloves, lack of transparency in police rewards, police transparency, mental health in detention, incarceration rates declining, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Why Massachusetts Is Rethinking Police Training  (Governing) Philadelphia Found a Faster Way to Hire Police Officers  (Governing) Sex Work and Policing in the United States  (Sage Journals) Fairfield police recognized for GIS system  (Daily Republic) CRIME RATE Violent crime keeps falling in Boston and biggest U.S. cities  (Axios) KC homicides hit a four-year low  (Axios) FBI data shows violent crime falling nationwide, with murders and robberies down sharply  (ABC News 4) In California’s Biggest Cities, Turner’s Outdoorsman is a Top Source of...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Homicide decline, automate license plate readers, police drones

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NYPD hate crime data,  PA State Police becoming local police, federal aid, protecting victims, homicides declining, guarding seniors against scams, ICE paying for data to feed to Palantir, AI and police body cam, police drones, license plate reader vandalism, juvenile justice, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Can’t just ‘arrest our way out of hate,’ JCRC head says, of NYPD hate crime data for July  (JNS.org) Former Murfreesboro detective used ‘drug funds’ for personal benefit, investigative report finds  (WKRN) Pennsylvania State Police Are Becoming the Local Police  (Governing) Comprehensive Timecard Review Leads to Arrest of Second SBSO Employee (Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office) Community calls for federal aid as Chicago police investigate weekend shootings, at least 4 killed  (ABC7) CRIME RATE If We Want to Stop Repeat Offenders, We Should Start by Protecting Victims  (Right on Crime) Why Are Homicides Declining Across the United States?  (Pew) Sta...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime statistics, crim-tech, prison sales

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Crime statistics, racial disparities in policing, DC crime data manipulation investigation, state criminal database access, FBI crime reporting funding, answering 911 calls, homicide rate dropped to historic lows, home alarms cost, Tyler Tech buys CODY Systems, water utilities face cyber security incidents, license plate readers, public records fees, ICE detention, prison sales, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Why Crime Statistics Cannot Explain Racial Disparities in Policing  (Vanguard News Group) Washington crime stats system experienced a ‘systemic breakdown’ of internal controls, report says  (WTOP) Two DC police officers leave department amid crime data manipulation investigation  (WJLA) Five Alabama law enforcement agencies could lose access to state criminal database  (Alabama Reflector) Pennsylvania gets $1M to improve FBI crime reporting  (Axios) Baltimore Is Rethinking Who Answers 911 Calls  (Governing) CRIME RATE The Homicide Rate Has Dropped to Histo...
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