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Building a criminal case from drug overdose deaths, unarmed 911 teams reshaping public safety, crime prevention and mental health, youth crime down in Detroit, things to know about the end of cash bail in Chicago, marijuana arrest statistics, how deepfakes are used to commit crimes, new police social media monitoring tech, transparency on license plate readers, Coast Guard calls for more transparency on sexual assaults, bias in guilt, and more... POLICE CONDUCT How investigators build a criminal case from drug overdose deaths like Hayden Panettiere’s (CNN) Thurston County deputy fired after failing to investigate domestic violence call where woman later went missing  (King5) How unarmed 911 teams are reshaping public safety in nearly 100 cities  (NPR) Madison Police Department to create new department section  (WMTV) Deputy on leave after allegations he created Facebook page to harass woman he arrested  (WSBTV) FBI warned ICE agents could be targeted by fake ‘tradwi...

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...

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decline, Baltimore homicides drop, domestic violence driving up assaults, summer violence reduction, America 911 system out of date, police body cams speak 50 languages, ALPRs, transparency with Flock portals, giving money to ex-cons to keep them out of prison, and more...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...

Youth curfew, real-time crime alerts for daycares, domestic violence call responses, crime declines, Norfolk homicide jump, civilianized safety practitioners, DC National Guard missing from crime data, domestic violence's hidden homicides, public drone dashboard in New Orleans, Fort Wayne PD asks for feedback on its transparency, police transparency, rehabilitation in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Greensboro City Council, police review youth curfew proposal, seek more crime data  (ABC 45) PBSO to register every county daycare for AWARE real-time crime alerts  (CBS 12) Montgomery mayor cites crime data decline, bond concerns at monthly briefing  (WSFA) SC ranks among top states for domestic violence. How do officers respond to these dangerous calls?  (The Post and Courier) CRIME RATE Overall number of hate crimes declines, but communities continue to be targeted  (Southern Poverty Law Center) Who Gets Credit for the Drop in Crime? Whoever Claims It. (Govern...

Whistleblower lawsuit over MPD crime data, recovering stolen property, gun violence, public health emergency, ICE arrests, sex trafficking ring against county prosecutor, hacked WordPress sites running global crime ring, DeSantis says license plate readers out of control, surveillance tech, LAPD stops putting records online, transparency with police response to 2020 protests, prison safety and transparency, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Kirkland police recover more than $30K in stolen property across King County  (My Northwest) Veteran DC cop files $4M whistleblower lawsuit against MPD over crime data  (WJLA) Portsmouth takes new approach to gun violence, treating crime as a public health emergency  (13 News Now) ICE arrested a record number of people without criminal records in summer enforcement surge, new data shows  (CBS News) Neighbors shocked by sex trafficking ring charges against former Anoka County prosecutor (The Minnesota Star Tribune) CRIME RATE Experts war...

Rethinking police training, hiring police officers, violent crime keeps failing, homicides hit four year low in Kansas City, American gun violence, license plate reader programs, massive genetic database for policing, school district says 'No' to electric shock gloves, lack of transparency in police rewards, police transparency, mental health in detention, incarceration rates declining, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Why Massachusetts Is Rethinking Police Training  (Governing) Philadelphia Found a Faster Way to Hire Police Officers  (Governing) Sex Work and Policing in the United States  (Sage Journals) Fairfield police recognized for GIS system  (Daily Republic) CRIME RATE Violent crime keeps falling in Boston and biggest U.S. cities  (Axios) KC homicides hit a four-year low  (Axios) FBI data shows violent crime falling nationwide, with murders and robberies down sharply  (ABC News 4) In California’s Biggest Cities, Turner’s Outdoorsman is a Top Source of...

Crime statistics, racial disparities in policing, DC crime data manipulation investigation, state criminal database access, FBI crime reporting funding, answering 911 calls, homicide rate dropped to historic lows, home alarms cost, Tyler Tech buys CODY Systems, water utilities face cyber security incidents, license plate readers, public records fees, ICE detention, prison sales, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Why Crime Statistics Cannot Explain Racial Disparities in Policing  (Vanguard News Group) Washington crime stats system experienced a ‘systemic breakdown’ of internal controls, report says  (WTOP) Two DC police officers leave department amid crime data manipulation investigation  (WJLA) Five Alabama law enforcement agencies could lose access to state criminal database  (Alabama Reflector) Pennsylvania gets $1M to improve FBI crime reporting  (Axios) Baltimore Is Rethinking Who Answers 911 Calls  (Governing) CRIME RATE The Homicide Rate Has Dropped to Histo...

Solving more shootings, fatal ICE shootings, making public safety work, rape kits, crime decline, hate crimes, murder rate, unsolved murders, license plate readers, using technology to improve crime analysis, AZ Supreme Court favors police transparency, police radio encryption, police misconduct report, felony murder laws, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Philly Detectives Are Solving More Shootings. Here’s Why.  (The Trace) Fatal ICE shootings spur a halt in vehicle stops and thousands hit by diarrhea bug: Morning Rundown  (NBC News) see also:  Fatal ICE shootings: Why aren't agents wearing body cams?  (USA Today) What Works in American Policing Part 7—Conclusion: No Single Strategy Makes Public Safety Work (R Street) Who Watches the Watchmen? Local News and Police Behavior in the United States  (American Economic Association) CRIME RATE Her rape kit had a DNA match. In San Francisco, that’s not enough. SFPD cleared 14% of rape cases last year — half the national ra...

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...

Summer action plans, LAPD removes crime data, where darkness and crime overlap, firearms tax, UofM crime data research unit, murders down in Baltimore, dropping crime rates, AI assisted system for non emergency calls, surveillance cameras, gun shot detection, crime mapping, prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Anchorage police chief cites overnight shift, K-9 role in officer’s repeated shootings  (KTUU) Raleigh police release Summer Action Plan, highlighting priorities for warmer months  (CBS17) Nashville police has lower base pay, lagging real-time tech compared to other similar cities, report finds  (WSMV) LAPD Removed Crime Location Data. Here's Why It Matters.  (SpotCrime) CRIME RATE Where darkness and crime overlap  (Vital City) A New Firearms Tax Design Could Reduce Homicides Without Costing Gun Owners  (ProMarket) Firearm Storage in Households With Children  (JAMA Network) This Gun Shop Stayed Open Despite Repeated Violations. Then a Cop Was Kille...

Dear SpotCrime Subscriber, For years, residents across Los Angeles relied on public crime data to stay informed about safety in their neighborhoods. That transparency has now disappeared. The Los Angeles Police Department has significantly reduced the availability and usefulness of public crime data during its transition to a new records system. Specifically, it removed block-level crime location information from its open crime data feed, making it effectively impossible for the public to determine where crimes occurred. For more than a decade, SpotCrime has helped Los Angeles residents stay informed by turning public crime data into alerts, maps, and neighborhood awareness tools, Millions of alerts have been delivered to families, commuters, business owners, journalists, researchers, and community members trying to make informed decisions about safety. Now, that flow of information is being restricted. What makes this especially troubling is that independent journalists and watchdog o...

Minneapolis police chief resigns, police chases, police overtime, lowest murder rate on record, crime rates dropping, youth firearm crimes, officers and tech for proactive policing, privacy questions over police surveillance technology, police access to citizen data, drone as first responder, lack of transparency on crime in LA, bad cop list, license plate reader cameras, Wisconsin prison population heading toward record high, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara resigns after allegedly interfering with investigation into his conduct  (NBC News) Milwaukee police chases continue to reach extremely high speeds  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Judge releases Louisville police officer indicted for theft, misconduct over timecard inaccuracies  (WDRB) CRIME RATE 2026 Will Likely Have The Lowest US Murder Rate Ever Recorded  (Jeff-alytics) New FBI data: Crime rate drops across US, Ohio  (Dayton Daily News) New Mississippi gun law targets youth ...

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...

Use of force policies, when are police chases worth it, license plate readers misuse, more police officers on the force, Brady List, crime decline, homicide rate lowers, violent crime spike in Pittsburgh, cyber crime, justice tech, police transparency, police data, crime data, jail populations, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Akron police use-of-force review recommends major policy changes  (Cleveland.com) When Are Police Chases Worth It?  (Governing) Police Have Reportedly Used License Plate Readers to Stalk Romantic Interests at Least 15 Times in Recent Years  (Institute for Justice) What could Chicago do with 600 more police officers?  (A City That Works) Brady List: The little-known roster of cops who molest, lie, steal or drive drunk  (Florida Trib) CRIME RATE A Top Analyst Explains Why America’s Second ‘Great Crime Decline’ Could Already Be Here  (The Trace) Birmingham Mayor says homicides are down 46%; here's what the data actually shows  (ABC 3340) ...

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...