SpotCrime Weekly Reads: gun violence, homicides increase nationwide, pandemic crime rates

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Gun violence increasing, homicides increasing, have we already defunded police in America, officer applications down in some cities, officials at odds about how to reduce violent crime, police surveillance, police launch transparency websites, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Defund the Police? We’ve Already Done It Successfully in America. (Kottke.org)

Cincinnati police used force less last year than any other year on record, database shows (Cincinnati.com)

Anti-cop sentiment is up, but complaints against NYPD are down: CCRB data (NYPost)

National Survey on Officer Safety Training: Findings and Implications (National Police Foundation)

El Paso police officer applications down nearly 50 percent from average (KFOX14)

Just How Many Cops Are ‘Bad Apples’? (TheCrimeReport.org)

Behind the Badge: Coronado PD Training, Accountability, Statistics (Coronado Times)

Inside the special law enforcement unit that brings down child predators (Echo-Pilot)

CRIME RATE

Crime Rates in a Pandemic: the Largest Criminological Experiment in History (American Journal of Criminal Justice)

4 Theories About Why Homicides Are Up in Cities Homicides are rising in many cities. Experts can’t say why for sure, but they’ve got some guesses. (US News) 

In Chicago, Federal Agents Hit the Streets as Homicides Spike Trump calls for a surge of hundreds of federal officers in cities that have seen increases in violent crime (WSJ) see also: It's Murder Out There: Homicides Up 59%, Shootings Nearly Triple in NYC (The Chief) and also: Denver's deadly crime wave swells amid a 'perfect storm of circumstances.' (Colorado Politics) and finally: Homicides spike in San Antonio, putting the city on track to have one of its deadliest years in decades (San Antonio Express News)

The Pandemic Hasn’t Slowed America’s Other Public Health Crisis: Gun Violence (Mother Jones)

The costs of gun violence against children (Academia.edu) and also: After ‘indiscriminate’ shooting of 9 people, including 6 children, Denver police look to avoid a spiral of crime in a time of distrust (Denverite) and also: KCK schools offers support after 4 students killed by guns since May (KMBC)

Assaulting a worker who's enforcing masks is now a felony under a new Illinois law (CNN)

Violent crime is up in Dallas but city officials at odds on best way to reduce it (Dallas News) 

Gaps in Reporting Human Trafficking Incidents Result in Significant Undercounting (Homeland Security Today)

CRIME-TECH

Eyes on the ground and in the sky: Dozens of police departments in Massachusetts have drones, partnerships with Amazon security company Ring (MassLive) see also: Police Are Monitoring Black Lives Matter Protests With Ring Doorbell Data and Drones (Newsweek)

AI Experts Rank Deepfakes and 19 Other AI-Based Crimes By Danger Level (Unite.ai)

Horry County to purchase new crime-fighting tool for roadways - license plate readers (WMBF)

The pandemic has changed how criminals hide their cash—and AI tools are trying to sniff it out (Technology Review)

Police scrap artificial intelligence tool to predict violence (The Times UK)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Seattle Police Department promises transparency, launches website (MyNorthWest)

New Primer Urges Crime Journalists to Look Beyond Police Blotter (TheCrimeReport.org)

Baltimore County crime data posted on new online dashboard (WBAL)

PRISON REFORM

Overcrowding and Overuse of Imprisonment in the United States (Academia.edu)

How the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council will help revamp law enforcement (The Post and Courier)

Pandemic crime spike met with tough-on-crime-legislation (St Louis American)

COVID cases climb in Ohio prisons (Times Reporter)

Artificial Intelligence Examines Best Ways To Keep Parolees From Recommitting Crimes (ScienceBlog)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

Florida deputy jumps on Jet Ski, chases down fugitive trying to swim away, body cam video shows (Fox26Houston)

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