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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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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime decline, license plate readers, ICE shootings

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Solving more shootings, fatal ICE shootings, making public safety work, rape kits, crime decline, hate crimes, murder rate, unsolved murders, license plate readers, using technology to improve crime analysis, AZ Supreme Court favors police transparency, police radio encryption, police misconduct report, felony murder laws, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Philly Detectives Are Solving More Shootings. Here’s Why.  (The Trace) Fatal ICE shootings spur a halt in vehicle stops and thousands hit by diarrhea bug: Morning Rundown  (NBC News) see also:  Fatal ICE shootings: Why aren't agents wearing body cams?  (USA Today) What Works in American Policing Part 7—Conclusion: No Single Strategy Makes Public Safety Work (R Street) Who Watches the Watchmen? Local News and Police Behavior in the United States  (American Economic Association) CRIME RATE Her rape kit had a DNA match. In San Francisco, that’s not enough. SFPD cleared 14% of rape cases last year — half the national ra...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Victim focused reforms, license plate readers, crime rate

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Quick response teams, entire police department relieved of duties, victim focused reforms, homicide rate falls for historic lows, National Guard deployments affect on crime, car thefts slashed 80 percent, license plate readers face scrutiny, police drones, British crime prediction machine, prosecuting prisoners, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Jackson police deploy quick response team to address rising violence  (WAPT) Probe into deleted files at the Gilbert Police Department closed, agency says. Gilbert police said the claims were found to be "unsubstantiated" by the attorney general.  (12News) Entire police department relieved of duty in West Virginia town  (The Hill) Sacramento County sheriff criticizes California crime policies, calls for victim-focused reforms | CA Politics 360  (KCRA) CRIME RATE California homicide rate falls to historic low as police make more arrests in killings  (CalMatters.org) The Trump Administration’s $1.7 Billion National Guard Deployme...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Murder rate and clearances, AI in policing and criminal justice

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Murder clearances increase, murder rates decrease, geofence warrants, does gunshot detection reduce crime, behind the badge, police review commission, police tech upgrades, voice phishing detection, AI for public safety, license plate reader transparency, using AI to analyze criminal judgements, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Murders in 2025 Were Likely Solved at the Highest Rate This Century  (Jeff-alytics) Court rules that law enforcement’s use of “geofence warrant” was a “search”  (SCOTUSblog) Savannah launches ‘Behind the Badge’ series to expand public understanding of police training (WSAV) CRIME RATE Does Acoustic Gunshot Detection Technology Reduce Crime? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis  (Springer Link) ‘Shrouded it in darkness’: Sacramento County Grand Jury critical of police review commission  (Fox40) U.S. murder rate approaches a record low  (NPR) CRIM-TECH  St. Joseph, Mo., Rolls Out $1.6M in Police Tech Upgrades  (GovTech) Proactive dete...
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