SpotCrime Weekly Reads

Vendors claim ownership of public data, man punches priest, violent crime solutions, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

How private contractors are taking over data in the public domain (Center for Investigative Reporting)

Reducing Violent Crime in American Cities: An Opportunity to Lead – Full Report (Police Foundation)

Trump Threatens To 'Send In The Feds' Over Chicago's Violent Crime (NPR)

CRIME RATE

Despite policy changes, Wal-Mart Supercenters remain in top 10 list of calls for Tulsa police (TulsaWorld.com)

Your Druggist is Watching You (TheCrimeReport.org)

Wheeling Police: Drug Overdoses on the Rise (TheIntelligencer.net)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

TAKING DOWN BARRIERS: Open Data Portal opens Chapel Hill info to public (Herald Sun)

In the Age of Trump, Open Data Matters Now More Than Ever (NextCity.org)

Seattle Police Dept. Releases Use Of Force Data (Sky Valley Chronicle)

AMERICA’S PRISON SYSTEM

Raise the Age Gets New Look in Connecticut (TheCrimeReport.org)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

Man punches auxiliary bishop during mass at Newark church (PIX11.com)