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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime rate, surveillance tech, FOIA

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

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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 ...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Surveillance, violent crime, mass incarceration

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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:...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Police technology, data, criminal justice

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

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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...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime rate, surveillance, prison

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

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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  (Ar...
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