SpotCrime Weekly Reads: 2017 NIBRS data, San Fran crime, using data to fight crime

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2017 NIBRS FBI data released, shootings are contagious?, Atlanta turns ex-cons into farmers, using crime data to make safer cities, police property seizures scrutinized, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

2017 NIBRS Crime Data Released. Law Enforcement Continuing Transition to More Detailed Reporting System (FBI)

Rockford Police scores high marks during audit (rrstar.com)

SPD Chief Ben Raymond wants more communication with victims' families (KSLA12)

ACLU: N.J. police unfairly taking cash, property from criminal suspects (WHYY.org) see also: Texas police made more than $50 million in 2017 from seizing people’s property. Not everyone was guilty of a crime. (Texas Tribune)

CRIME RATE

Shootings are contagious: Prosecutors study King County gun violence from a public-health angle (Seattle Times)

Criminally Insane in Oregon Attack Twice as Many People Than Previously Known, New Data Shows (ProPublica)

Spotify Ditches Market Street Offices In San Francisco Citing Safety Concerns (CBS San Francisco) see also: UC Berkeley study suggests San Francisco police policy reduces crime (DailyCal.org)

Homeless Crime Jumps Nearly 50 Percent in Los Angeles, LAPD Says (NBC4)

Next Generation Dark Markets? Think Amazon or eBay for criminals (WeLiveSecurity)

CRIM-TECH

How the information age can tackle crime in street-smart cities (Vanilla+) see also: Cities are using data to make decisions more than ever. Are they calculating risks for bias? (Philly.com)

The FBI uses enterprise data tech to fight crime. Does it need its own? (Silicon Angle)

Years of police records gone: 'No. 1 concern is that this would affect a criminal case' (Cincinnati.com)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

FBI moves to fix critical flaw in its crime reporting system in response to investigation (CISION)

Atlanta Cops Caught Deleting Body Cam Footage, Failing To Activate Recording Devices (TechDirt)

PRISON REFORM

How Atlanta Is Turning Ex-Cons Into Urban Farmers (Governing)

Brooklyn DA Announces Event To Erase Past Convictions for Marijuana (Bklyner)

Missouri DOC looks to reduce prison populations, recidivism (News Tribune)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

Colorado thief caught on camera stealing video doorbell (ABC7 Denver)

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