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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...

Police layoffs transparency, police civilian oversight board, police chief contract, disciplinary records kept secret, police chief search, gang activity in the Twin Cities, hate crimes, scam based human trafficking, guns stolen from vehicles, the double edged sword of video technology, police transparency and accountability, police scanner transparency, police custody death raises questions, Florida's prison zoo, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Former Hollister police employees call for transparency after layoffs  (KSBW) Police Civilian Oversight Board Completes Evaluation of Interim Independent Police Monitor  (CityofMadison.com) St. Louis Police Chief’s New Contract Sparks Dispute  (STL News) Over $330K in illegal drugs seized across Virginia in one week: VSP (WRIC) 7News finds unfunded law keeping MPD disciplinary records secret amid crime data scandal  (WJLA) Accountability, transparency prioritized by residents as search for KCPD police chief continues (KCTV5) CRI...

The big business of private security, addressing gun violence,  data tech and community partners contributors to lowering crime, retail crime issues, crime decline, Baltimore homicides drop, domestic violence driving up assaults, summer violence reduction, America 911 system out of date, police body cams speak 50 languages, ALPRs, transparency with Flock portals, giving money to ex-cons to keep them out of prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The big business of personal protection: How private security became a $50 billion industry  (CNBC) What are Olympia police doing to address recent gun violence downtown?  (The Olympian) Fort Worth violent crime drops sharply in 2026, Chief credits data technology and community partners  (WFAA) CRIME RATE Who Gets Credit for the Drop in Crime? Whoever Claims It.  (Governing) Walmart, Target, and Kroger face new retail crime issue  (The Street) Baltimore nears lowest homicide rate in nearly 50 years, but residents cite ot...

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...

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...

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...

Police use of force, UK creating British FBI, body cam video deletion, police overtime, homicide rates fall, violent crime down, justice for trafficking survivors, LLMs as judicial decision makers, AI transparency in policing, automated license plate readers, mothering experiences from women in jail, recidivism among violent offenders, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Minnesota shooting sparks renewed focus on police use-of-force training in WNC  (WLOS) UK plans to create 'British FBI' to bring national probes under single police force  (ABC News) LAPD would delete nearly 12 million body camera videos under proposed policy change  (LA Times) CRIME RATE Homicide rate falls in dozens of cities: Research  (The Hill) Violent crime is down in Minneapolis, but police overtime is up amid ICE surge. The department logged about $3 million in overtime for five days in which officers’ days off had to be canceled.  (The Minnesota Star Tribune) Why Crime Rates Are Falling Across t...

Police officer arrested by ICE, community outreach, citizens academy, decline in gun violence, crime rates falling, AI facial recognition, police surveillance, gunshot detection, license plate readers, tech disrupting trafficking, cold case technology, transparency in juvenile cases, body camera footage transparency, death penalty, NY prisons understaffed, prepping inmates for real world jobs, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Maine police chief says officer arrested by ICE is missed by colleagues and was eligible to work  (AP) Baltimore County police continue community outreach with Cops and Kids Basketball Camp  (WBAL) Kentwood Police Department revives citizens academy to boost community engagement and transparency  (Fox17) Lauderdale County town goes without police department for months  (Fox 13 Memphis) Charges dropped against former East Lyme police chief  (NBC CT) WITN Investigates: Washington police chief removed from position  (WITN) CRIME RATE New CDC Da...

Real time information centers, behind the scenes of being a cop, GPS monitoring juveniles, use of force concerns, new law to help solve homicides, murder rate plunging, crime trends in summer, gun violence decline, impact of gun violence and children, NG911, police drones, new crime labs, police overtime use transparency, body cam footage transparency, health and human rights bill for pregnant women in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Aurora police use real time information center to boost officer, public safety  (CBS) ‘Inside SDPD’ event offers public behind-the-scenes look at being a cop  (Times of San Diego) Philly is monitoring more kids by GPS than ever. And it’s turning over geolocation data to law enforcement, no warrant required.  (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Savannah Police to address use-of-force concerns after chief pens open letter to public  (Savannah Now) Chicago Police Have Failed to Solve More Homicides. Could a New Law Help?  (The Trace) Jackso...

Police budgets, police accountability boards, juvenile criminal offenses, violent crime rate in the US, AI in law enforcement, phone data location data used in court, automate license plate readers, body cam funding, facial recognition use on the rise, legislation to improve police transparency, FOIA, prisoner review boards, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Lehi police asking city for additional million dollars to grow department  (KJZZ) Rochester Police Accountability Board Loses Investigatory Powers  (New York Focus) CRIME RATE ‘Killing each other’: Juvenile criminal offenses skyrocket by 100% in Durham’s quarterly crime report  (Queen City News) Something remarkable is happening with violent crime rates in the US  (Vox) see also:  Could 2025 See the Lowest Murder Rate Ever Recorded?  (Reason) Prince George’s Co. police say crime is down again this year, and here’s how they’ll plan for the summer  (WTOP) Data broker LexisNexis discloses data breach affecti...

Oakland 911 answer times improving, reasons for traffic stops, police surveillance, police shortage in Philadelphia, image based sexual abuse, deepfake criminalization legislation, truancy and violent crime, ghost guns, police radio encryption, AI to predict crime, AI to write police reports, Ohio new body cam video charges, rethinking girls' incarceration, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Oakland's 911 answer times are improving, according to state data  (NbC Bay Area) Here are the top 10 reasons police gave for traffic stops in Fresno and Clovis  (The Fresno Bee) Tulsa’s surveillance gamble  (The Frontier) It Will Take 'Years of Momentum' to Fix Philadelphia's Cop Shortage  (Governing) Did Colorado lawmakers try to bar police from asking, “Do you know why I pulled you over?”  (The Colorado Sun) Chicago expanding program to allow police officers to file felony gun charges without review by prosecutors  (CBS News) CRIME RATE How The Media Is ‘Economically Exploit...

Police staffing, five years after George Floyd, recording police, ICE, misconduct records, NIBRS switch slows access to crime data, social media and crime trends, solving hit and runs, child deepfake and sextortion incidents, AI crime, gunshot detection, surveillance camera network, automated license plate readers, predictive policing, tech and police transparency, body cams, New Jersey expungement, and more... POLICE CONDUCT New Jersey police chief accused of defecating on floor to harass co-workers  (The Guardian) Staffing and Data Needs Hold Center Stage at Second Shasta County Public Safety Meeting  (Shasta Scout) The State of Policing, Five Years After George Floyd  (GovTech) Beaumont police chief highlights community safety efforts and crime prevention  (12 News Now) “A Wholly Inaccurate Picture”: Reality Cop Show “The First 48” and the Wrongly Convicted Man  (ProPublica) Tia Lewis: Right To Record Cops Is Vital Because No One Is Above The Law  (Honol...

Police chief transparency, the future of police reform, police profiling, officer training, five years after Breonna Taylor's death, fight against gun violence showing promise, ghost gun bans, navigating predictive policing challenges, drone policies, body cams, future proofing justice, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Their police chiefs were forced out. Now these residents want transparency  (Las Vegas Review Journal) Trump Is Backing Away From Police Reform. Here’s What That Means for 12 Places.  (The Marshall Project) Assaults on NYPD officers have skyrocketed in subways, MTA says  (Gothamist) N.J. police chief accused of turning department into 'Animal House'  (NBC News) Akron residents concerned about safety, police profiling. Here's how we can fix it | Opinion  (Akron Beacon Journal) Eye On Safety: Moore Police Chief addresses officer training after stunning body cam footage  (News on 6) Five Years After Breonna Taylor’s Death, What’s Changed?  (Essen...

Henderson police chief fired, Columbus underreported crime, smart policing, holistic approach to crime, high risk violent offenders, body cam footage fees, predictive analytics, crime data in social media, automated license plate readers, asset forfeiture, trust in community police interactions, prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Henderson police chief fired after ultimatum  (8 News Now) Maui police chief named in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs lawsuit as alleged co-conspirator  (Hawaii News Now) Columbus police’s underreported crime data taking longer to fix than expected  (NBC4) The Smart Policing Initiative: 15 Years of Evidence-Based Innovation in Policing Practice  (Taylor and Francis Online) CRIME RATE A Holistic Approach to Explaining Crime  (Taylor and Francis Online) 'This narrative that Austin is dangerous is not accurate' | Police chief pushes back against bill to extend DPS enforcement downtown  (KVUE) Policing High-Risk Violent Offenders: Smart Policing in...

Citizen feedback for police, police chases, police misconduct and disciplinary records, police staffing levels, body cam policies, cyber attacks, gun locks. license plate readers, police surveillance, convictions transparency, LAPD crime data transparency, asset forfeiture, jail population dashboard, juvenile prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Milwaukee residents were surveyed on the city's police. Here's the main takeaways  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) see also:  'Together We Ball:' Milwaukee police, community build connections  (Fox 6 Milwuakee) Police chases can be deadly — but most states including Texas don't even track them  (KERA News) National database tracking federal police misconduct 'no longer active' after Trump revokes Biden order  (WHAS 11) see also:  RPD must publicly release misconduct, disciplinary records, N.Y. Court of Appeals says  (Spectrum News) Alabama cities would have to disclose police staffing levels under bill that passes H...