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Cellphone location data, pregnancy prosecutions, Santa Cruz cuts license plate readers, crime decreasing, murder rates plummet, how criminals get guns, zero dollar bail policy on crime, legal sports betting linked to increase in violent crime, AI and predictive policing, license plate readers and privacy concerns, transparency and accountability are not anti-law enforcement, death in jails, death penalty, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Supreme Court agrees to decide if police can seek sweeping cellphone location data in investigations  (CNN) Pregnancy prosecutions are on the rise  (Axios) Santa Cruz cuts Flock cameras over data sharing concerns with agencies like ICE  (KMPH) CRIME RATE Colorado crime decreased in almost every category during 1st half of 2025: Report  (KDVR) The Impact of California’s Zero Dollar Bail Policy On Crime  (Springer Nature Link) How Criminals Get Their Guns  (Vital City) Murders plummeted more than 20% in U.S. last year, the largest ...

Police budget, community trust, police transparency, crime rates drop, school shootings in 2025, preventing human trafficking, firearm violence in Chicago, calming political violence, license plate reader controversy, interactions with federal agents, police transparency tools, fake reports in prisons, how the prison system perpetuates violence, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Pensacola police chief finalists face public on budget, community ties, transparency  (WEAR) Little Rock police chief addresses city crime trends, community trust, and use of technology  (THV11) CRIME RATE Atlanta records lowest homicide total since 2018, officials say  (CBS News) Commission on Crime and Delinquency Launches New Website Aimed at Preventing Human Trafficking  (PA.gov) How many school shootings in 2025?  (Riedman Report) How to calm political violence, according to psychologists  (American Psychological Association) Eviction, Collective Efficacy, and Firearm Violence in Chic...

DC Chief fiery rebuke, crime data cover-up, protecting domestic violence victims, domestic violence offender registry, drop in crime, Detroit murders fall below 200 for first time in decades, mental health needs and criminal legal system, AI and policing, data driven crime prediction, AI powered police cameras, police FOIA transparency, counting the number of people in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT 'F you!' | DC Police Chief delivers fiery rebuke to critics in walkout ceremony  (WUSA9) New report details successful elimination of sexual assault kit backlog, recommends further legislative action  (Washington State Office of the Attorney General) Gilbert police deny claims of crime data cover-up  (AZFamily) A County’s Move to Protect Domestic Violence Victims Is Spreading Across Tennessee After Legislative Delay  (WPLN) Massachusetts Legislators Want to Discourage Police From Lying to Suspects  (Governing) What Do Police Officers Really Think About Body Camer...

DC chief manipulated crime data, active warrant arrest scam, school shootings lasting impact, HI gun deaths, underreported campus sexual assaults, gunshot detection, AI used to improve police data, drones as first responders, surveillance camera plan, police transparency, license plate readers, drone transparency, prison health worker vacancies, and more... POLICE CONDUCT AV Remarks on Policing for Preventing and Solving Crime Before the Washington State House of Representatives’ Community Safety Committee, December 4, 2025  (Arnold Ventures) House Oversight Committee report alleges DC police chief manipulated crime data  (CNN) CRIME RATE Get the Facts: Is Venezuela a primary drug trafficker to the United States?  (WCVB) No, you don't have an active warrant for your arrest. How to avoid scams  (The Columbus Dispatch) School Shootings and Their Lasting Impact: A Review of the Educational, Mental Health, and Socioeconomic Consequences for U.S. Students  (Scientifi...

DC chief resigns, discipline recommendations left sitting for months, arrest trends, care response teams, domestic violence, gun violence a public health epidemic, murder and death rates falling, radio encryption, police drones, AI powered facial recognition, campus hazing, body cam footage, human trafficking behind prison walls, and more...   POLICE CONDUCT DC police chief resigns amid Trump pressure and crime data manipulation probe  (Fox) 25 Investigates: Discipline recommendations for Boston police officers left sitting for months  (Boston 25 News) Methodology and Data Sources: Arrest Trends in America, 1980-2024  (Council on Criminal Justice) How Cities Have Implemented ‘Care Response’ Teams on 911 Calls  (Governing) CRIME RATE Millions of Americans have reported being victims of domestic violence. Experts say we need to talk about it more.  (CBS News) Why is Gun Violence a Public Health Epidemic?  (Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solut...

Police collaboration, smart cities and safe streets, property crime rates, gun dealers source of trafficked firearms, regional crime data, AI transforming crime, positivity bias in crime perceptions, deepfakes, robot dogs, police use of surveillance tech transparency, use of force dashboard, body cam transparency, locking up kids, jail deaths, and more... POLICE CONDUCT CPD, Sheriff's Office and OSHP share how cooperation effort is going  (WVXU) Suquamish police chief working to prioritize transparency, collaboration  (Kitsap Sun) CRIME RATE  How have property crime rates changed over time?  (USA Facts) Exploring the Local Positivity Bias in Crime Perceptions  (Gallup) Smart Cities and Safe Streets – The Power of Environmental Criminology and Data Analytics  (Trends Research and Advisory) Gun dealers are major source of trafficked firearms  (Stateline) Are Your Criminal Justice Laws Working? Here’s How to Tell . (National Conference of State Legislatu...

Targeting complex criminal networks, mortality among law enforcement officers, police oversight board sees widespread refusal, New Orleans consent decree ends, San Diego police shortages, predictive policing, AI reinventing crime, US bishops call for tighter gun laws, perceptions of crime, alternatives to police response, AI in policing, facial recognition, safety and transparency go hand in hand, data winter emerges, press access to executions, and more...  POLICE CONDUCT Deerfield Beach residents meet about possible breakup with Broward Sheriff's Office, creating first city police department since 1990  (CBS News) Oregon DOJ launches program targeting complex criminal networks  (KCBY) Mortality among law enforcement officers in the United States: a population-wide analysis of the National Occupational Mortality Surveillance data, 2020–2023  (CRIMRXIV) Boston’s police oversight board sees ‘widespread refusal’ by officers to cooperate  (MassLive) New Orleans pol...

Essential services for crime victims slashed, LAPD stops releasing public crime data, does shuttering a school impact neighborhood violence, protecting yourself against scams, data informed youth justice, AI to communicate with non-English speakers, license plate leaders, funding police technology, UK to stop publishing crime data, did prison replace mental hospitals, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Justice Department Slashes Essential Services for Crime Victims  (Brennan Center for Justice) Truth or crime. The facts behind an American obsession  (Deseret News) LAPD stops releasing criminal map records The department said the decision was made to better serve public interest.  (USC Annenberg Media) CRIME RATE As Philadelphia Weighs New School Closings, Advocates Ask: Does Shuttering a School Impact Neighborhood Violence?  (Mind Site News) WA residents lost $55 million to these scams in 2024. How to protect yourself  (The Olympian) Data-informed youth justice creates ...

LAPD steps backwards in data transparency, overspending budgets, police video ordinance, impact of being a wife of a police officer, Boston requires name tags, tempered crime fighting methods, how to strengthen domestic violence response, gun violence drop, murder victims skewing older, encrypted radios, AI in criminal justice, and more... POLICE CONDUCT LAPD withholds data. Lawyer says denial violates public records law  (LAist) What does it mean when a neighborhood’s emergency calls to 911 and service requests to 311 go up?  (Bloomberg Harvard) Chicago Police Department Overspent Its Budget By $501M Over 5 Years: Data  (WTTW) North Charleston Police Chief hosts town hall to connect with community  (WCSC) Detroit passes new police video ordinance as critics slam ‘edited’ shooting footage  (Detroit Free Press) Rivian’s onboard cameras save owner from a false accusation by police  (Electrek) The impact of education in critical thinking on leadership in polic...

Sheriff office cheating scandal, Cincinnati chief placed on administrative leave, law enforcement leaders annual awards, reported crime may be falling, fentanyl seizures, Ceasefire Virginia, gunshots down in Detroit, effect of street lighting on public safety, AI used to find traits of serial killers, AI police surveillance, automated license plate readers, RoboCop car that can release drones, Phoenix police data transparency, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Hillsborough sheriff’s colonels resign in wake of cheating scandal  (Tampa Bay Times) Massive Legal Costs Weigh on Local Budgets  (Governing) Auburn Police cut off feature after report of Border Patrol camera access  (Auburn Examiner) Cincinnati police chief placed on administrative leave  (WLWT) Closing the Case: Michigan’s Push to Solve Violent Crime  (R Street) National Policing Institute Honors Outstanding Law Enforcement Leaders with Annual Awards  (National Policing Institute) CRIME RATE Reported Crime...

Police use of force, civilian oversight board, militarizing public safety, no evidence linking antidepressant use to mass shootings, domestic violence and gun violence linked, bullying and violent crime in MI schools, MN pulls breathalyzers, transparency for AI police reports, police data transparency and accountability systems, golf in prison for second chances, realities of prison life, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The impact of officer and supervisor training in police use of force incidents  (Science Direct) It Took an Outsider to Change Columbus' Police Force  (Governing) Highly anticipated report calls for ‘overdue’ Worcester Police civilian oversight board  (MassLive) Militarizing Public Safety Responses Is a Strategic and Legal Misstep  (R Street) Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux talks transparency, community with police oversight board  (KERA) CRIME RATE New study finds no evidence linking antidepressant use to mass shootings  (PsyPost) The Influen...

FBI axes partnership with SPLC, FOP pressures police chief, DC crime trends, political violence, criminal charges in child abuse cases, unusual approach to gun regulation, the evolving business of crime, juvenile homicides, license plate readers, AI and the business of crime, ICE raids, prison land sale transparency, and more... POLICE CONDUCT FBI axes partnership with civil rights watchdog SPLC  (Axios) Long-time Dallas Senior Corporal Officer arrested for third-degree felony theft  (Fox4News) Dover police chief under pressure from Fraternal Order of Police, community  (Delaware Online) CRIME RATE Re-Evaluating Washington DC's Crime Trends  (Jeff-alytics) Crime Data Expert Reveals To Judiciary Committee Why The U.S. Is Seeing Record-Low Crime Rates  (Forbes YouTube) What We Know About Political Violence in America  (FactCheck.org) Criminal charges not filed in 38% of child abuse and neglect deaths, new DCS data reveals  (WRTV) Illinois Considers Unusu...

Police data, expanding public safety workforce, tax increases to strengthen public safety, TN crime lab backlog, cyber crime economy, juvenile crime, US lowest murder rate, FBI collects non fatal shooting data, toll of lethal gun violence, using technology to solve crimes faster, facial recognition technology, NJ and police transparency, Minneapolis transparency, campus police secrecy at private colleges, America's aging prison population, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The Quiet Revolution. Why Data Became the Most Important Tool in the Field  (IACP Police Chief Magazine) Moss Point PD to lose chief, more than half its officers. Here’s why, and what’s next  (The Sun Herald) Expanding the Public Safety Workforce  (American Progress) Milwaukee Mayor’s Twin Public Safety Puzzles  (Governing) Des Moines City Council looks to tax increases to strengthen public safety response  (Waterland Blog) Tennessee crime lab at max capacity, backlog to grow without intervention: Re...

Police staffing, police review boards and commissions, budget cuts, police team with mental health professionals, murder rate lowers, fighting crime, violence against women, AI could help report suspicious activity, license plate readers, police drones, police oversight lacking transparency, women in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Seattle police chief sees progress in hiring, response to violent crimes  (KOMO) Head of Newburgh Police Community Relations Review Board says it should be an independent agency  (Mid Hudson News) see also:  Amid public concern, East Lansing council delays decision on changes to police oversight commission  (Michigan Advance) Since 2020, Civilians Respond to 911 Calls in 10 Times as Many Cities  (Governing) Kissimmee police deputy chief put on leave amid investigation  (News6) Michigan State Police face deep budget cuts  (9and10news.com) Police officers to team up with mental-health professional for crisis calls  (Au...

Police chief settlement transparency, police jurisdiction, police response times, domestic terrorism, undocumented immigrants and crime, DC crime rate, cashless bail, murders and homicides, serial killers, police cameras, police drones, police oversight, open data, crime data, transparency laws, gun crime, violent crime, household member incarceration effects, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Audit finds Charlotte lacked transparency in $305,000 police chief settlement  (MyFox8) How does US law enforcement work? Who has jurisdiction?  (USA Facts) Fresno Police response times range from minutes to hours, chief Casto vows change  (ABC30) DOJ Deletes Its Own Study From Website Showing ‘Far More’ Domestic Terrorism Committed by ‘Far-Right Extremists’  (The Guardian) CRIME RATE Public safety alliance launches Nashville crime stats dashboard  (The Tennessean) In Washington, the obvious thing is probably true  (The Economist) see also:  Prosecutors already have dro...

Police staffing shortages, police partnerships, body cams, police records database, officer involved shootings, lowering the crime rate, sexual extortion, license plate readers, deepfake abuse, radio encryption, public affairs websites, crime data, police podcast, prison education outcomes, death in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Police Departments Lower Education Standards Due to Staff Shortages  (Governing) Gov. Moore restores state partnership with Baltimore Police Department  (CBS News) New database makes once-secret police records accessible to the public  (Stanford Report) New Partnerships in Cincinnati Focus on Public Safety, Criminal Justice  (Ohio.gov) Transparency, more police resources outlined in city leaders' new 'Safer Louisville' plan  (WDRB) Arvin launches search for new police chief, aims for transparency  (Bakersfield Now) LAPD officer-involved shootings up nearly 50%  (ABC7) CRIME RATE How Seattle-area transit is pushing back aga...

Police oversight boards, misconduct lawsuits, DOJ oversight, solving homicides, gun crime hot spots, crime rate, domestic violence linked to other violent crime and recidivism, DNA techniques, AI in non emergency calls, police transparency, locking down police radio traffic, value of in-person prison visits for children, prison health care costs, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Boston police chief routinely rejects disciplinary recommendations by oversight board  (WBUR) Chicago Spent $231.2M to Resolve Police Misconduct Lawsuits in 7 Months, Nearly Triple Year’s Budget: Records  (WTTW) DOJ to Oversee Torrance Police Department’s Reforms to Address Discrimination  (Vanguard News Group) How San Jose Police Solve So Many Homicides  (Governing) The Legal Limits of Deploying the National Guard in Unwilling Cities  (Governing) Wichita Police Department uses data to target gun crime hot spots  (The Wichita Eagle) Gov. Newsom wants to expand CHP crime crackdown statewid...