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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...

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

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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...

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

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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 t...

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

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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 ...

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

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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 Chic...

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

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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 Camer...

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

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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  (Scientifi...