SpotCrime Weekly Reads: rural America crime rate, mental illness and crime, traffic stop data
Rural America is struggling with rising crime rates, police using big data, hot weather means more crime, binge drinking causing crime, Uber monitors driver criminal records in real time, sporting events lead to rise in violence, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Does legal weed make police more effective? (WaPo) The chief wanted perfect stats, so cops were told to pin crimes on black people, probe found (Miami-Herald) FBI to Add National Data Exchange System to National Instant Criminal Background Check System (ESR) Toronto police plan to deploy 200 more officers to priority areas in evening to combat gun violence (The Star) Body cam footage shows officers use coin toss to decide whether to arrest driver (The Holl) CRIME RATE In Rural America, Violent Crime Reaches Highest Level in a Decade (Governing) Heatwave: Is there more crime in hot weather? (BBC) A massive new study puts a pin in one of the oldest myths about mental illness. R...