SpotCrime Weekly Reads: 2019 crime stats, 911 response, social media brews violence

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FBI 2019 crime stats released, police reassess handling some 911 calls, social media brews violence, looking at Palantir surveillance used by LAPD, more police agencies nationwide share crime data on transparency portals, bail reform, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

LA County Moves Closer To Redirecting Some Emergency Response Away From Law Enforcement (Witness LA) see also: Austin city leaders assess 911 data as part of reimagining public safety (CBS Austin)

Similar name, different person: Mixed-up Pasco deputies sent wrong people to jail It happened to at least three people in 2019. Twice, the Sheriff’s Office waited months to investigate the deputies' errors. (Tampa Bay Times)

Can More Women Officers Solve America’s Policing Crisis? (TheCrimeReport.org)

Texas Sheriff Indicted For Tampering With Evidence In Death Of Man In Custody (CBS DFW)

OC sheriff’s deputies who lied on reports testify that they didn’t know it was illegal (OC Register)

Are Trustworthiness and Legitimacy ‘Hard to Win, Easy to Lose’? A Longitudinal Test of the Asymmetry Thesis of Police-Citizen Contact (Springer Link)

Body cam video: Tampa police rescue woman held hostage by ex boyfriend (WFLA)

CRIME RATE

How Your Social Media Feed Enables Violence (SpotCrime)

Facebook's former director of monetization says Facebook intentionally made its product as addictive as cigarettes — and now he fears it could cause 'civil war' (Business Insider)

The truth about violent crime in American cities, explained in 11 charts (Vox)

Dallas police chief praises Starlight crime-fighting program, expands effort (Fox KDFW)

FBI 2019 Crime Stats -For the 3rd consecutive year, the estimated number of violent crimes in the nation decreased when compared with the previous year’s statistics. In 2019, violent crime was down 0.5% from the 2018 number. (FBI)

San Francisco Burglary Victims Demand Answers About Recent Spike In Crime Across City (CBS San Francisco Bay Area)

White supremacist killed in shootout with San Luis Obispo County deputies was making illegal guns: Officials (KTLA)

Domestic violence, sexual assault survivors face crisis during Stay-At-Home order (Hickory Record)

CRIMTECH

LAPD Data Surveillance Called ‘Evidence-Based Policing on Steroids’ (TheCrimeReport.org)

Ring’s latest security camera is a drone that flies around inside your house (The Verge)

POLICE TRANSPARNECY

New Elgin police website will provide gateway to crime stats, investigations (Daily Herald)

Ingham County Sheriff's Office adding body cameras to meet demands for police transparency (Lansing State Journal)

Westland Police Department shares crime stats to the public online (ClickonDetroit.com)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Atlanta’s Jail Will Close. Here’s How Organizers and Law Enforcement Agreed on What Will Replace It (NextyCity.org)

Buffalo Police Deputy Commissioner: Bail reform caused pre-pandemic crime increase (WKBW)

Ann Arbor decriminalizes magic mushrooms, psychedelic plants (AP News)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

Man sent to prison for using drone to drop bombs near ex-girlfriend’s home (NY Post)

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