SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

Data driven policing, cracking down on crime hotspots, protecting against the Ferguson Effect, how social media shapes perception about crime, the science behind lower crime trends, gun violence, children and violence, state law enforcement data practices, body cam footage, algorithms and bias in criminal justice, and more... POLICE CONDUCT New Indiana State Police squad using data to crack down on crime hotspots  (Fox 59) see also:  Police to rely on data-driven stats to prevent crime  (CBS Miami) LAPD may no longer send armed officers to these police calls  (KTLA) Protecting against the Ferguson Effect: do legitimacy and pro-policing news matter?  (Taylor and Francis Online) How one city cut gun violence in half and may become a model around the country  (KAKE)  CRIME RATE How Social Media Shapes Our Perceptions About Crime  (Stanford.edu) Why are Dallas crime trends down? The chief explains the science behind it - and hints at 4-day work week  (WFAA) Gun violence is on the rise in D

Parkland school shooting is number 18 of 2018 (it's only February), Sacramento crime drop attributed to community policing, algorithms can tell when kids are in danger, DNA imaging tech helps solve cold cases, Chicago murder clearance rate and gun violence decreases, rethinking probation, and more... POLICE CONDUCT West Palm Beach Police lieutenant files whistleblower lawsuit against the city  (WPTV) ATF ballistics database would get budget bump  (FCW) 2 cops, 2 stories: LPD internal affairs finds few facts, but leaders say 1 sworn officer is lying  (The Ledger) Murder ‘clearance’ rate in Chicago hit new low in 2017  (Chicago Sun Times) See Also:  Los Angeles-style policing driving down Chicago shootings, city’s experts say  (Chicago Sun Times) CRIME RATE There have already been 18 school shootings in the US this year: Everytown  (ABC News) See also:   After Sandy Hook, More Than 400 People Have Been Shot in Over 200 School Shootings  (NY Times) Crime drops again in