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Public safety survey, trends in law enforcement shaping the future of policing, domestic violence statistics, campus sexual assaults, brighter street lighting reduced violent crime, crime rate,  AI assisted report writing, surveillance rules, drone as first responder programs, AI in policing, transparency with local police and ICE interactions, LAPD crime data transparency, radio encryption, AI hiring tools lock out people with convictions, and more... POLICE CONDUCT St. Louis Mayor calls on Board of Police Commissioners to ‘refocus’ priorities  (First Alert 4) Seattle public safety survey opens, input sought to guide police neighborhood plans  (KOMO) 7 Trends In Law Enforcement Shaping The Future Of Policing  (Police1) CRIME RATE Domestic Violence Is a Factor in 42% of Violent Interpersonal Crimes Reported in North Carolina  (North Carolina Department of Public Safety) see also: Domestic violence noted as ‘most prevalent violent crime in Ohio’ as state boosts f...

Crime stats reporting in Alabama, Broken Arrow chief placed on leave and asks for transparency, NY State Police domestic violence, rise in domestic abuse, homicides in Sweden, commercial property crime spikes during winter holidays, FBI stats, UF students call for changes to Title IX, violent crime decrease, Detroit gun violence drops, police use and AI, AI rules to accelerate investigations, AI anticipating crime, police surveillance, body cam footage transparency, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Alabama commission warns 4 law enforcement agencies about crime stats reporting  (Alabama Reflector) Broken Arrow police chief speaks after being placed on paid leave, seeks transparency  (KTUL) SC files more criminal charges involving pregnancy than any other state, report finds  (South Carolina Daily Gazette) New video shows chaotic moments before Senatobia police shot toddler  (Mississippi Today) How NY State Police Minimize Domestic Violence Allegations  (MuckRock) CRIM...

Crime rate, drug and gun seizures, young people and gun violence, police in schools, surveillance, AI submits false tip, criminal justice deploying AI faster than rules around it, drone as first responder, police transparency dashboard, use of force, transparency surrounding gifted police dog, problems with lethal injection, women's mass incarceration, and more... POLICE CONDUCT After survey finds crime no longer top worry, NOPD touts progress  (WWLTV) New federal report reveals massive drug and gun seizures across western Virginia (29News) Mamdani orders NYPD to review use-of-force practices, increase transparency (City and State NY) CRIME RATE What the Data Say About Young People and Gun Violence  (Annie E Casey Foundation) Data shows violent crime dropping in Minnesota despite recent concerns about gang violence  (CBS News) For Texas Schoolchildren, Minor Misbehavior Can Mean Criminal Charges  (NY Times) CRIM-TECH Hundreds of police, government & home camera...

Public safety subcommittee formed in Tempe, police involved mental health crises, impact of police presence on arrests and violent crime, intimate partner violence, record low NYC crime numbers, how tech is reshaping violence, AI software to draft crime reports, driverless patrol cars, real-time police discipline transparency dashboards in MA, $2.5 million FOIA bill for one cop’s files, prison healthcare systems in AZ, and more...  POLICE CONDUCT Tempe forms public safety subcommittee to rebuild trust in police  (State Press) Fear, Mistrust, and Harm in Police-Involved Mental Health Crises  (Mad in America) CRIME RATE Downtown crime data shows impact of police presence on arrests and violent crime  (KOMU) Violent crime is falling. Intimate Partner Violence is not. What can be done?  (Police Executive Research Forum) Risk Factors for Sexual Violence Perpetration Among Adult Men: The Role of Problematic Pornography Consumption, Sexual Consent, and Rape M...

Richmond crisis team, funding for solving crimes and improving crime reporting in PA, cybercrime and video games, crime rate drop, violence against women, GA homicides drop, survivors guide to navigating image-based abuse, real time crime centers, precrimes and AI, FOIA costs, Stanford Prison Experiment, prison commutations, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Richmond’s crisis team has been 5 years in the making. Here’s how its first 120 days went  (RichmondSide) City settles lawsuit alleging falsified evidence by officer  (Fox21) Shapiro‑Davis Administration to Invest $3.5 Million for Police Departments to Solve More Crimes and Improve Crime Reporting (PA.gov) CRIME RATE Cybercrime and which Video Games? A Scoping Review  (Springer Nature Link) Crime rate in Minnesota dropping back to pre-pandemic levels  (Minnesota Star Tribune) Georgia homicides dropped 18%, but families still feel the pain of violence  (WSB) Nearly Nine out of 10 Women Murdered by Men are Killed by...

NYPD hate crime data,  PA State Police becoming local police, federal aid, protecting victims, homicides declining, guarding seniors against scams, ICE paying for data to feed to Palantir, AI and police body cam, police drones, license plate reader vandalism, juvenile justice, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Can’t just ‘arrest our way out of hate,’ JCRC head says, of NYPD hate crime data for July  (JNS.org) Former Murfreesboro detective used ‘drug funds’ for personal benefit, investigative report finds  (WKRN) Pennsylvania State Police Are Becoming the Local Police  (Governing) Comprehensive Timecard Review Leads to Arrest of Second SBSO Employee (Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office) Community calls for federal aid as Chicago police investigate weekend shootings, at least 4 killed  (ABC7) CRIME RATE If We Want to Stop Repeat Offenders, We Should Start by Protecting Victims  (Right on Crime) Why Are Homicides Declining Across the United States?  (Pew) Sta...

Murder clearances increase, murder rates decrease, geofence warrants, does gunshot detection reduce crime, behind the badge, police review commission, police tech upgrades, voice phishing detection, AI for public safety, license plate reader transparency, using AI to analyze criminal judgements, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Murders in 2025 Were Likely Solved at the Highest Rate This Century  (Jeff-alytics) Court rules that law enforcement’s use of “geofence warrant” was a “search”  (SCOTUSblog) Savannah launches ‘Behind the Badge’ series to expand public understanding of police training (WSAV) CRIME RATE Does Acoustic Gunshot Detection Technology Reduce Crime? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis  (Springer Link) ‘Shrouded it in darkness’: Sacramento County Grand Jury critical of police review commission  (Fox40) U.S. murder rate approaches a record low  (NPR) CRIM-TECH  St. Joseph, Mo., Rolls Out $1.6M in Police Tech Upgrades  (GovTech) Proactive dete...

License plate data access, proactive policing, crime suppression units, crime decline and the public perception, phishing and AI, cyber crime, TikTok crimes, disclosure of facial recognition data use in criminal cases, CA stops funding for police transparency database, freed after two decades behind bars for a crime he did not commit, and more... POLICE CONDUCT San Francisco Police Audit Shows Feds ‘Improperly’ Accessed License Plate Data Hundreds of Times  (KQED) Faribault PD introduces new unit focused on proactive policing  (Faribault Daily News) Jefferson County sheriff launches IMPACT Crime Suppression Unit  (WVLT) CRIME RATE Crime is falling. Why don’t residents feel safer? Statistics alone won’t change public perception, say the mayors of Providence, Rhode Island, and Kansas City, Missouri. Building trust requires visibility, relationships and consistent communication.  (Smart Cities Dive) Cyber Criminals Redirecting Users to Fraudulent Websites with Malicious...

Filming police, police discipline, police department closures, crime data, police drones, AI in policing, license plate readers, facial recognition, open data, mental health emergency responses, employment and prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT He filmed police actions for transparency. Then came arrests — of him  (AZ Central) Record number of NJ police subject to major discipline in 2025  (NJ Spotlight News) Another Minnesota police department closes, marking 40 in the past decade  (KARE) Law enforcement uses tear gas after hundreds in Senatobia protest following police shooting of toddler  (Mississippi Today) CRIME RATE National Guard $185 Million DC Surge Cut Property Crime 24% — Not Murders  (Military.com) Fulop Administration Failed to Properly Report Crime Data to Feds, According to Audit  (Jersey City Times) Data shows mixed picture for youth safety in Cincinnati including more crashes, less juvenile violent crime  (WCPO) Colorado criminal cases...

Crime victims funding, police departments growing again, police oversight office, mental health calls, crime risk, violent crime and teenagers, automate license plate readers, AI in policing, police drones, gunshot detection, police transparency violations in Phoenix, felony crime dashboard, prison healthcare, and more... POLICE CONDUCT South Carolina Toughens Penalties for Harming Police K-9s  (Governing) Slashing victims funding, Moore’s crime office ‘lost its way,’ grantees say  (The Daily Record) New FBI Data Shows Large Police Departments Are Growing Again  (Jeff-alytics) Mayor Solomon Releases Findings of JCPD Crime Data Audit Showing Over 3,250 Crimes Not Reported By Fulop Administration  (JerseyCityNJ.gov) Aurora closer to creating internal police, fire oversight office in wake of consent decree  (Sentinel Colorado) Scrutiny of police reactions to mental health calls leads to new ideas  (Democrat & Chronicle) CRIME RATE Path vs. places: route-le...

License plate reader resignations, police community outreach and transparency importance, Aurora City Council to approve police social media communications, TAKE IT DOWN Act, FBI crime data, youth crime, $27 million tech upgrades in Savannah, AI assistant for 911, surveillance tech, crime analysis software, police shootings transparency, FOIA, open data portal, AI in jails, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Clawson officer resigns after City Council rejects Flock cameras  (Fox2Detroit) Durham Police Captain Discusses Safety, Transparency and the Importance of Community Outreach  (The New Hampshire Digital) London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir  (The Guardian) Aurora City Council requires police to get city approval of social media posts, public communications  (Denver7) What will the FTC’s enforcement of the TAKE IT DOWN Act mean for you?  (FTC.gov) CRIME RATE FBI Releases Historic Early Look at Annual Crime Data  (FBI.gov) The hidden c...

Law enforcement identities, DC data manipulation, violent crime reduction funding, ICE detainees, reported hate crimes likely fell, Americans' views on crime, electronic detection K9s, AI answering 911 calls, license plate reader transparency policies, the digital moat around public data, women age faster in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Department of Justice sued over withholding law enforcement identities. Montana media outlet, national nonprofit allege Constitutional violation  (Daily Montanan) Three D.C. police higher-ups set to be fired over crime data manipulation: Report  (Washington Times) see also:  MPD chief: 13 officers disciplined over allegations of crime data manipulation  (NBC Washington) Interior Department Launches New Task Force to Combat Violent Crime in Indian Country  (DOI.gov) Rockford police pay large sums to officers facing criminal charges  (Rockford Register Star) CRIME RATE US violent crime is at its lowest in more than a cen...

Police accreditation, police overtime, mental health support for youth survivors of gun violence, HUD guidance change allows real estate agents to discuss crime, what drives a decrease of gun violence, ChatGPT role in mass shootings and violence, using tech to solve crimes, police board lack of transparency, Colorado Springs dissolves police transparency commission, regulating AI in criminal justice, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Savannah Police working toward national policing accreditation  (Savannah Now) Madison, Wis., Police Scrutinize Data Sharing, Cybersecurity  (GovTech) Windsor County sheriff pleads not guilty to 5 more criminal charges, now facing 12 counts  (VT Digger) Former Chapel Hill police officer arrested in Florida over alleged New Orleans mass shooting threat  (ABC11) UPDATE: San Jose police overtime hit $72M in 2025, audit shows  (San Jose Spotlight) CRIME RATE Perception and Reality: Understanding Crime Concerns in the United States  (Counc...

Fake robberies in visa fraud scheme, managing mental health crises, digital dragnets, algorithmic bias in predictive policing, mass surveillance, license plate readers and privacy laws, AI to help solve cold cases, AI police radio app causes panic, body cam audit logs, FOIA, police transparency laws, geofencing warrants, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Cambridge Police Commissioner Christine Elow to Retire After More Than 30 years With Department  (CambridgeMA.gov) Police Chiefs Allegedly Faked Robberies in $5,000-a-Pop Visa Fraud Scheme  (The Wall Street Journal) Should police be turning up at all? Managing mental health crises in an English Constabulary under the Right Care, Right Person framework  (Taylor and Francis Online) Seaford police chief presents the department's new strategic plan  (Delaware Public Media) Ethics complaint raises serious allegations against Miami Police Chief Manny Morales  (Florida Politics) CRIME RATE Supreme Court weighs phone searches ...

911 dispatchers, use of force tracking, police staffing shortages, cost of police pursuits, hot spot and precision policing, AI driven crime, retail theft, tech transforming crime and terrorism, creepy surveillance, license plate readers, AI powered crime mapping, body cams, police drones, police transparency, police privacy v public access, earning a PhD in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT 'We get them home': Celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week  (WKBW) see also:  Portland 911 dispatchers weathered a crisis — now, they're among the best in the world  (KGW8) Why Missouri should stop shielding police misconduct from public view  (Missouri Independent) APD revamps use-of-force tracking, raising new transparency concerns  (Austin Current) City Council reviews police substation plans as crime data and staffing shortages spark debate  (Stocktonia) New Research Highlights the Cost of Police Pursuits  (Jeff-alytics) What Works in Americ...

Arrest rates, policing grant pulled, community policing, use of force, gun violence intervention program, violent crime, Charlotte's Web operation, public art to reduce firearm injury, shutting down automated license plate readers, AI answering service calls, heavily redacted records about former officer, transparency around police chief firing, data behind prison reform, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Kansas City homicide rate of arrests, charges soars above national average  (KCTV5) The CSI Detective Who Smelled Trouble in Her Own Police Department  (The Wall Street Journal) Major Kalamazoo policing grant pulled a second time  (WOODTV) Large Police Departments May Be Starting To Grow  (Jeff-alytics) Incoming Greensboro Police Chief Kamran Afzal talks use of force, community policing, downtown crime: ‘Move the needle forward in Greensboro’  (Fox 8) Amid bleak outlook for Tenino police force, Sheriff’s Office takes over  (The Olympian) CRIME RATE Vallejo Police...

No warrant DNA collection, increased policing to fight crime, cannabis legalization associated with lower crime rates, predicting crime, cameras and AI surveillance, automated police report drafting, balancing public safety and privacy, license plate readers, police transparency, body cam footage, corrections officer turned drug smuggler, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Under no-warrant DNA collection, any Georgian’s genetic data could end up in police custody  (Georgia Recorder) These Fort Worth neighborhoods will see increased policing to fight violent crime  (Fort Worth Star Telegram) Police suspend using Tri-City Flock cameras because of new WA law  (Tri-City Herald) CRIME RATE Most Crime Victims Know Their Offenders, Per The FBI  (Law Enforcement Today) Analysis: Cannabis Legalization Laws Associated With Lower Crime Rates  (NORML.org) How Camden, N.J., Cut Its Murder Rate to a 40-Year Low  (NY Times) Shootings up 78% in Chicago in one week, as city suffers...