SpotCrime Weekly Reads: cybercrime on the rise during COVID, police drones, crime data
The pandemic crime rate, cyberattacks on the rise, big tech gets help from police to collect data on residents, data helps address wildlife crime, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
Denver Police study crime trends from the last recession to prepare for the current economic climate (9News)
Stop calling 911 to report social distancing violations, cops across the US say (Charlotte Observer)
LMPD policies on 'no-knock' warrants, body cams change amid outcry over Breonna Taylor death (WLKY)
CRIME RATE
How the pandemic upended crime patterns (City Metric)
Amid pandemic, crime dropped in many U.S. cities, but not all (Washington Post)
New research analyzes 40+ years of Alaska homicide data for first time, providing unprecedented look at homicides in the state since 1976 (Anchorage Press)
Why arrests plummeted during New York’s COVID-19 peak (City and State New York)
Remote working and an increase in cloud-based data is spurring cyber-attacks (Telecom TV) see also: Coronavirus Pandemic Brings Surge In Online Crime: 'Some Of The Biggest Threats Are Cybercriminals' (Yahoo Finance)
CRIM-TECH
How data analytics is helping address wildlife crime (Analytics India Mag)
Police trial self-operating drone system (The Straights Times)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Public officials cite virus while limiting access to records (Fox11 Online)
PRISON REFORM
California’s prisons and jails have emptied thousands into a world changed by coronavirus (LA Times)
DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK
Malicious tweets targeting epilepsy charity trigger seizures (The Guardian)
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